OT - ebay etiquette help please

I am a bit of an ebay novice. I sold something which ended on Friday, and have still not received payment. I gave the buyer the weekend to pay, then sent a gentle reminder message about paypal on Sunday evening. But still nothing. Should I chase futher or leave it a bit longer? I don't want any negative feedback, so wan to get the transaction sorted soon! All the other items I sold at the same time have now been paid and posted.

I think you have to give them a week to pay IIRC. 

Did you state in your auction that you wanted payment in a certain number of days? I always put it in mine, eg payment must be made within 5 days of auction ending. This is a pretty common thing to do and helps to let the buyer know what you expect. 

I usually send the invoice after a few days as a little prompt to pay but really you can;'t do anything until 7 days after the auction ends.

I would send another invoice and then start an unpaid item report if not paid for after 7 days.

I wait for a week too, then i start pestering them!

I'll give them a bit longer then. Thank you ladies, I didn't realise about the 7 day rule.

Thanks for the tip Pip- I will put a payment date in next time.

Thank you all very much

i usually give them a week, i send 1st invoice, then if nothing 4 days later i send another one, with a messgae along the lines of,

hi there, im just wondering when you will be paying as ill have to report it to ebay, once again sorry for pestering. many thanks...

usually they then pay a couple of hours later ( although not always the case )

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