2 questions regarding eBay settings (automatic payments & email notifications) | Members help members

night543 · 2026-02-24T15:54:11.699000Z

Hello, I read in the description from several sellers that they offer combined shipping to save on shipping costs. For this, it’s beneficial to wait a few days before paying, since some sellers ship the item immediately after payment. However, I don’t see any way not to pay right away, since apparently you can’t even bid at auctions without a payment method and most auctions are set to "automatic payment" (the amount is debited 1 hour after the auction ends). Apparently, though, there are users who get around this. How do these users do it? The only thing I can think of in this regard is to provide a card that declines the payment, so that Ebay cannot automatically debit the amount after 1 hour. But is there also a setting for that? The 2nd question is about email notifications. Right now I get an email every time I’m the highest bidder in an auction. How do I turn that off? In my settings, I’ve already deselected everything related to auctions and still keep getting these emails. I only see in the mobile app that there is another setting that lets you unsubscribe from all notifications. However, I do want to receive some notifications. How can I change this? Thank you in advance!

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