texaco1: I must confess all ebay sellers on this thread are contradicting themselves. Doesn't ebay have a definite policy about how and when they release money to the seller?whatt is ebay or paypal policy about how sellers are paid? If ebay doesn't have a definite plan and policy like amazon then that means one has to be extra cautious when dealing with them

babseg:

I guessed you just made a mistake. You should be contacting ebay to release your fund. DO NOT ESCALATE IT YET . if u do it might favour the seller and your money is gone. Had it been your account in not Nigeria then its a good decision to open up a case.

babseg:

Let me tell you about ebay policy in UK.

If you're a new seller on eBay. EBay will hold your money for 21 days. You can get ur money released to u if

1. The buyer leaves you a positive feedback

2. The buyer has received the item in 3 to 5 day in which you'll have to call ebay and give them the tracking details to show that the item has been delivered.

3 if you have proved yourself as a worthy seller ebay will be releasing ur funds as soon as the buyers pays.

If you need more clarification let me know

texaco1: why will ebay support or side a seller that has collected money and yet refused to send the item? I just don't understand

texaco1: good I think u are clarifying things in a simpler way for ppl to understand .thanks for this . Points number 1 and 2. Are ok. But the third point is murky and that is my question initially,what happens if this supposed trust worthy seller decides to play smart just because the buyer is from nigeria ,will ebay side the seller again because of his ratings or look at the facts?

drakeskull:
Just about five days ago, I tried purchasing a item on a site even though my account couldn't cover up for the purchase, I just tried it to see if truly American sites would accept paypal payments from Nigeria. I got an error which is usual, I later got mails from paypal requesting me to verify my account again by sending my photo id, debit card and bank statement all scanned to them which I did and later got a mail the following day that my account is now fully operative.

texaco1: good I think u are clarifying things in a simpler way for ppl to understand .thanks for this . Points number 1 and 2. Are ok. But the third point is murky and that is my question initially[b],what happens if this supposed trust worthy seller decides to play smart just because the buyer is from nigeria ,[/b]will ebay side the seller again because of his ratings or look at the facts?

bellong:

The bolded is your first mistake. Your account was flagged after the declined transaction. You shouldn't have tried a transaction for which you had insufficient funds, its a red flag for fraud. In addition, it was your first transaction and it came with a problem. Your account was monitored for subsequent transactions which led to this current problem.

When there is a bias about a country, one shouldn't give them an opportunity to have more doubts about one's sincerity. Never ever try a transaction for which you have insufficient funds except you already have minimum of 10 positive feedbacks.

I have been transacting on ebay since 2009 from Nigeria and never had any problem. I got a full refund once from a seller who shipped me a junk. I will not deny that ebay/paypal have issues but I understand that if their privacy policies are strictly followed, you will always prevail against them.

Next time you intend transacting biz with any ebay sellers, go through his profile and read his ratings as well as feedback from other buyers. Read through the listing to be sure he didn't put any caveat that may affect the transaction should a dispute arises in the future. Have enough funds in your account to cover the purchase else you will be suspected for fraud and your account will be flagged.

Read the shipping and return item policy of the seller to be on the safe side and if there is a problem with the transaction, file a claim within 21 days of purchase or else you lose your money.

Ik09: EBay automatically locks most accounts any time a log in occurs from a Nigerian IP address. As far as I'm aware, that is part of their fraud prevention system.

Whenever I need to use my eBay account from Nigeria, I go through a vpn. Otherwise my account gets suspended - even if I don't do anything after logging in.

babseg:

This is not always true. A good seller like me always get my money first before sending it. EBay always release my money immediately

drakeskull:

Guess PayPal is same. I just hope I get my full refund. I also shop on aliexpress but you can't trust the genuinty of their brand phones

babseg:




Case 1: I sold an item worth of 200 pounds to this buyer (note that I have been selling same item to different people without complain). This buyer received this item but claimed that the item is not working. I knew he was not doing the right or read the manual because he had to change it to his region which I can't do because we were not in the same region. So the guy concluded that he will return the item with a full refund plus the money the money he will use to post it back to me which I'm not obliged to pay with ebay policy. I received the item and I refunded him 100 percent plus his postage. The guy has nothing to loose but I lost 30 pounds to post it to him and to receive it back. Upon all this I still receive a negative feedback after making him happy.


Case 2. A buyer both 3 items from me and he requested a discount on postage which I gave him one postage for free. Unfortunately for me the guy gave me negative feedback. I contacted him for the feedback and said he was expecting me to give more discounts on the items but I didn't. I contacted ebay they said that's his opinion.

I can tell you more but my point is you are not seller. If truly you hv over 10000 feedbacks you met have met one ungrateful buyer.

It's only buyers that can keep 100 percent positive feedback because there's no way a seller can give a negative feedback one can only leave a bad comment which will still come as a positive feedback.

texaco1: fantastic analysis of the op problem. I have been pondering on what the op actually did wrong and I think u are the first person tto point it out straight.

texaco1: I must confess all ebay sellers on this thread are contradicting themselves. Doesn't ebay have a definite policy about how and when they release money to the seller?whatt is ebay or paypal policy about how sellers are paid? If ebay doesn't have a definite plan and policy like amazon then that means one has to be extra cautious when dealing with them

wiringdpt: Your paypal is still active so file for chargeback from paypal or your bank and secondly new accounts on ebay are not allowed to use the buy it now option, there will always be a problem so next time just add to cart and make the payment there.

babseg:

I guessed you just made a mistake. You should be contacting ebay to release your fund. DO NOT ESCALATE IT YET . if u do it might favour the seller and your money is gone. Had it been your account in not Nigeria then its a good decision to open up a case.

Jerryjat: i cant read all this....

miqos02: please stop misleading people i operate ebay from nigeria and i have opened more than 10 cases in the last six months, all have ended in my favor

madmanmega: Always stick to debit cards. With debit cards you can ask your bank to initiate a charge back and even thought it might take some time, like 3 months. You will get your money back. Bought a DSLR camera on amazon for some 2k plus dollars and the seller shipped empty water bottles. We filed to amazon and they said since we shipped our item to a freight forwarder (MyUs) there was nothing they could do since that was against their TOS. We went to zenith bank, collected charge back form filled it and forgot about it and some 3 months letter received alert for full refund.

babseg:

Well other thing that can also is happen. Talking from experience.

Drakeskull might have a sufficient amount in his Mastercard but because he thought that he has sufficient amount doesn't quarrantee smooth transaction.

If making a payment true PayPal I advise you to hv funds in PayPal account not from your Mastercard.

Let me tell you personal experience. I sold an item in which the paid using an echeque. The buyer said he has paid but I checked my balance on PayPal but no payment yet. After two days I checked again and I saw his payment pending which I believe that he might take couple of days for his payments to be cleared. Which means his payment is hanging somewhere.

Maybe this is what is happening to the op.

drakeskull:
Thank you for this. The money was transferred from my credit card to the customers paypal according to what is showing in my account overview on my paypal dashboard. Opened a dispute already and waiting for answers.
Thanks

Calebosko: op u nodey kuk 4 hux?y u dey cry tears, Eh wait,y dis people nodey ea wait make i c first to coment enter,i no like dis kind ting o

0rion:

U don't know ebay. Ebay will always hold your money for 21 days if you are a new seller. They will release ur fund if the buyer is happy with the product by leaving you a positive feedback or you show the tracking details that the buyer has received it in 5 days then u can call ebay to realise your funds.

babseg:

Let me tell you about ebay policy in UK.

If you're a new seller on eBay. EBay will hold your money for 21 days. You can get ur money released to u if

1. The buyer leaves you a positive feedback

2. The buyer has received the item in 3 to 5 day in which you'll have to call ebay and give them the tracking details to show that the item has been delivered.

3 if you have proved yourself as a worthy seller ebay will be releasing ur funds as soon as the buyers pays.

If you need more clarification let me know

CityNG:

Instead of figuring out why your account is flagged or restricted you're hear making noise on NLI know eBay and you're confused. Look at the attached pic on my posts above.
At least two other sellers have stated they get paid right away.

Atmmachine:

How do you make money on craiglist ? if you want to transact any business on craiglist you must meet the person in a mall or a public area

0rion:






olodo. befeore you can get your money immidiately, you must have proved yourself to ebay as a worthy seller. you cant just open ebay account today to sell something get the funds released to you straight away
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