Funds pending – awaiting delivery - Why has this suddenly started?

[leisurecomplex]

Hi,

I've been using eBay for 24 years now and I have never had a 'Funds pending – awaiting delivery' show on any sale.

For some reason this has shown on three items I have sold over the past couple of days, when everything else I have sold over the past couple of months has been fine and payment has arrived as usual.

These are physical items, not digital, and I've been selling for 24 years, so why all of a sudden is this a thing?

thanks

Sam

[hobbycrossstitch]

Hi, I have sent a parcel 48hrs track and proof of delivery with photo 2 days ago and normally by RM in the last week, both are still saying pending.  I have never had anything got missing and 100% positive feedback (when written, as not everyone gives reviews). I think if you do tracked via Ebay you will be paid quicker but otherwise it will be 14 days. 

[lucy12340_5]

totally agree with this comment 

[vrossi-uk]

most of my sales have been delivered over 2 days ago plus feedback and my funds are still pending

[tressygirl]

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@hobbycrossstitch wrote:

Hi, I have sent a parcel 48hrs track and proof of delivery with photo 2 days ago and normally by RM in the last week, both are still saying pending.  I have never had anything got missing and 100% positive feedback (when written, as not everyone gives reviews). I think if you do tracked via Ebay you will be paid quicker but otherwise it will be 14 days. 

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I've never used eBay postage preferring to buy and pay  for postage, at my little friendly PO .

I don't use tracking either as my items are all below £20 so with a Post Office RM postage,  the proof of postage has a 16 digit code , not a tracking number as such, but it does show when an item has been delivered , and it's at no extra cost.

I've entered those numbers when marking as dispatched, and when delivery was shown, my payout was released exactly 2 days after that delivery date.

@hobbycrossstitch 

[alfifletch27]

Not good what can you do

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[kath3735_wxmjn]

same with me, i like going into my friendly post office and giving them my money, i do not want to be having to get e bay labels or be dictated to as to how and when i send my items.   99 times out of a 100 i post the first morning after buyer has paid and i just use the number on the certificate of posting as my items are normally low value.  The odd time i have anything over £20 i send signed for.   So far the system is working for me.  Enter the tracking number, usually (1 out of 17 not marked as delivered so far) and paid 2 days later.  The 1 not marked paid on day 13.  Works for me.  (whether i approve of the system or not)

[k3vyn.w]

Fleabay is so difficult now, i doubt i will be here for much longer..

[racebrighton]

I no this is a joke ebay needs to sort this out ASAP I've had same problem
what ebay also don't realise also some buyers do click and collect and wait
even longer to pick up there items meaning we have to wait even longer to
get are money. 🤔💸

[sebastian4ever]

I sent everything Royal Mail Tracked 24 now.  The buyer pays more.  I organise it on the RM website and the postie collects for free.  Paste the tracking number into the feeBay sold item.

It arrives quicker and I get paid faster. 

The new policy is utter nonsense and I cannot wait to bang out of here this Spring.

[minihamilton]

It’s so the sharks at eBay can generate interest on your funds.  Interest rates are 5% on the short end so it’s worthwhile.  

[minihamilton]

I’ve also been using it for 23 years.  I also work in financial markets.  The vultures at eBay are using your funds to generate millions in interest rates.  Short rates are now 5%.  It’s a new income stream for them. 

[minihamilton]

Me too.  I’m stopping at the end of March.  In any other business some of the interest accrued would pass to the customer.  

[minihamilton]

They’re creaming interest on YOUR deposits

[alfifletch27]

Yeah now they won’t you national tax information not earning a fortune probably losing by the end of the year but going over a certain sales amount may look good but it’s not great profit so now you’re going to get taxed on sales plus waiting for payments I’ll see how this goes looks like I’ll be off this eBay soon getting a bit to complicated for a hobby

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[alfifletch27]

Not only waiting to get paid you going to get taxed wow I earn t £4 out of item after tax and eBay charges maybe lucky to get £1.50 and you got to wait for payments and you get tax ! So you’re be loosing both sides) is it worth it ?

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[alfifletch27]

Big scam looks like and now we are going to get hammered with tax on small little sales now we are working like slaves

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[sebastian4ever]

Payout happens at 0700-0715 2 days after delivery confirmed. 

Which happens to be midnight LA time.....