Problem with buyer
Hello. I want to communicate with a buyer, but he isn’t responding. Should I cancel the sale then???
schmid-609
Posted Aug 15, 2026 at 1:09 AM · Edited Aug 15, 2026 at 1:09 AM·Last reply Aug 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
11 comments
Hello. I want to communicate with a buyer, but he isn’t responding. Should I cancel the sale then???
hasjana
MentorAug 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM@schmid-609
Your last sale was on August 11 at 5:54 AM
for most people, a payment period of 4 days is saved, then the purchase - if it still hasn’t been paid - would probably already have been canceled by eBay and the buyer would have received a non-paying bidder entry
if you have saved a longer period or disabled the whole thing, you should set the buyer a clearly dated payment deadline and tell them that after the deadline expires without payment, the purchase will be canceled and they will then no longer have any claim to the item
if the buyer has already paid, you would have had to ship within 2 business days after payment confirmation - if that doesn’t happen, you, in turn, will, to my knowledge, receive a defect entry from eBay for shipping not on time
schmid-609
OPAug 15, 2026 at 8:38 AMThat is not my problem.
The buyer is not talking to me.
perfect-sally
MentorAug 15, 2026 at 8:45 AMHe doesn't have to do that either. If the item is paid for, the buyer waits for their item.
schmid-609
OPAug 15, 2026 at 8:58 AMSo this is the tone here. First I come, the rest is none of my business. Where has courtesy gone??
I canceled the sale.
Just saying.
perfect-sally
MentorAug 15, 2026 at 9:03 AMAlright, then you’ll get another strike on your account now!
What kind of tone would you have preferred? Beat around the bush beautifully or, better yet, facts?
Feel free to let us know what you’d like to read, and we’ll see what can be done.
schmid-609
OPAug 15, 2026 at 9:17 AMI get a warning on my account? For what? Did I insult someone?
perfect-sally
MentorAug 15, 2026 at 9:20 AMNope, you cancelled a purchase without authorization!
schmid-609
OPAug 15, 2026 at 9:18 AMWe're not watching anything at all.
I'm out of this shithole.
There are better platforms.
perfect-sally
MentorAug 15, 2026 at 9:21 AMAlright, then quickly finish the active articles and good luck on the better platforms.
perfect-sally
MentorAug 15, 2026 at 7:18 AMI wouldn’t know what there is to communicate if it’s not a pickup and the item has already been paid for.
And if it’s not a pickup, then the buyer pays and you ship the item within your stated processing time. Many buyers don’t really want to go back and forth writing messages, they just want to get the item as soon as possible.
schmid-609
OPAug 15, 2026 at 8:42 AMOh, and if I have a problem as the seller and mention it, and the buyer doesn’t address it, then I, as the seller, end up looking stupid. I mean, I’m not writing about some trivial nonsense. I think there should be enough time for that; after all, the buyer wants something from me.