withheld payment until item is delivered policy

[eriainollma72]

Is what E bay doing regarding the withheld payment, policy Legal. I have Sellers level of ABOVE STANDARD. Transaction defaults 0%00.Late delivery 0%00.Have been asked to become aTop Seller. Yet twice after selling items. with a time lapse between sales. I am informed that MY payments are being withheld until delivery .As i am on a probation period.? When I sell an item the buyer is paying me for the goods. Not Ebay. Who are payed a fee for the priviledge of selling my items. Also I am paying for the postal service of the items  without psyment from the buyer until Ebay release the money. Which is in their account . I strongly disagree with this policy. in my instance.  Anyone else of the same opinion ? 

[arkwebus]

Regarding your comment about the tracking. Hopefully [though not always] the Customer Service Rep will have entered the tracking details into the listing. If not then you must do so. If you do so [as advised] and when the tracking shows delivery then Paypal will release the money sooner.

This is a link:

https://www.paypal.com/uk/smarthelp/article/why-is-my-payment-being-held-for-21-days-faq3236?app=sea...

In my view eBay is not a suitable selling platform for any transactions where the seller requires instant and irreversible payment.

@eriainollma72 

[eriainollma72]

I pay instantly when buying. My feed back on buying is excellent. So should be afforded likewise . I suggest E bay looks at a members status. before putting any restrictions on payments . Its a 2 way thing/ Because I don't sell every day/week. . It Should not matter.. This is Tantamount to not trusting me to sending the item.

[angelah1847]

History as a buyer bears no relation to their performance as a seller. They are 2 completely different things.

A new seller could have feedback in the 1000s as a buyer but ebay will not and should not take that into account when it comes to how they may perform as a seller.