Getting paid after selling an item

[jonabbotts]

Is there anyone out there that can tell me how long I need to wait before I get paid (money in my bank account) Before ebay changed the way we received payment (via paypal) payment was immediate, now I have waited 3 days and the payment is still "Processing", and there is no indication when my money is due to hit my bank account.  Am I being inpatient, or has the system changed so I need to wait about a week before I receive my money and I can post my item I have sold?

Message to ebay: this new system you use for receiving payment sucks, its a massive step backwards and you are going to lose a lot of business as people wont be prepared to wait a week for payment or before your item is sent!

[1956glyn]

Hi

Depending on your bank it can take a few days.  Saying that i do not think they count Saturdays or Sundays.

Recently i sold something on a Thursday evening and the money hit my bank on the following Tuesday morning. 

if Ebay tell you to post an item, even if the money has not hit your bank, then you should post it.

There is no one from Ebay here so they will not read your message 😞

IF you are struggling to pay postage up front one option may be to extend your shipping time by a couple of days which may well allow the money to hit your bank before your required shipping time is up. 

[jonabbotts]

Many thanks for the info, helped me a lot. Just trying to get my head around the new system of selling!