05-08-2020 10:56 AM
I bought an inexpensive item just under a week ago. I made an offer which was accepted and attempted to pay for it on the same day. Unfortunately, I received the error message 'One or more sellers can't accept payment right now'. In 14 years of ebaying I'd never ever seen this one before, so assumed it to be an ebay glitch. I messaged the seller and explained what had happened, I also checked out on here to see if anyone had come across the same problem, which they had. I took on board any suggestions that were made and contacted the seller again.
I always pay using my PayPal account and the listing stated it accepted PayPal and is based in the UK so I thought there wouldn't be a problem. I contacted the seller and he asked me if I wanted to pay using a Bankers Draft, which I declined. I've tried several times to pay, contacted PayPal and Ebay twice to check if all was good at my end. No problems, no restrictions etc. The seller has tried his best to sort out all problems at his end and said that everything was fine now, but I'm still unable to pay. I've changed my payment method, still no luck. The item arrived yesterday, even though I suggested he didn't send it until I'd paid. I'm totally baffled as the item is still in my basket and eBay will be on my back to pay for it. I'm totally stumped as to what to do next. I really feel bad about keeping something I've not paid for. Any help would be most appreciated.
You've gone above and beyond, so stop worrying about it. All the seller has to do, if he still requires payment, is to send you a PayPal invoice from his PayPal account (why he hasn't already done that simple thing, is a mystery). So leave him to it, and get on with your life.