Comments on: What is a PayPal echeque?

By: smeagoly1

smeagoly1 — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:20:47 +0000

Not to happy about eCheques. I started selling due to a shortage of funds. Still waiting after the date specified it would clear. Did not send goods as advertised by Paypals e-mail.
With the current changes is feedback, a lot of sellers are going to be put off, me included.
For paypal to keep the funds in their account and gaining interest on my money,as well as charging you for transactiosn is quite horendous.

By: Danny Bolger

Danny Bolger — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:35:45 +0000

I made a purchase with ebay last month. Bought on the 22nd, left my bank on the 24th and paypal have informed that it takes 16 WORKING days. A whole month with my money sat in their account

By: Donna Jones

Donna Jones — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:16:42 +0000

What I dont understand is why it takes so long, if a normal cheque only takes 3-5 working days why does an echeque take 9 days. I paid for something literally minutes after winning the auction on the 21st of January and it states in my paypal account an expected clearance date of the 31st of January. If I was a seller I would be really peed off but as I dont have a credit or debit card I dont really have a choice when it comes to paypal.

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:51:47 +0000

It’s not the wording of the email – it’s whatever causes US emails to get sent to UK buyers/sellers.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:42:28 +0000

And obviously there should be an extra “c” up there ^ somewhere.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:41:20 +0000

“This is simply a bug that PayPal are working to correct.”

How long does it take to change the wording of an email? That has to be one of the most ridiculous exuses ever.

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:55:54 +0000

“Jan asked today, on TameBay â€œWhat is an echeque?â€ and I guess itâ€™s time to explain”

Many thanks for the posting….:)

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:56:52 +0000

Steve, I had one buyer who waited until I opened an Unpaid Item Dispute to inform me he got that message. By that time he’d already purchased elsewhere assuming I was no longer trading under the same name

There’s an error in echeque blocking and I’d strongly recommend anyone selling on eBay does not block them regardless of preferences on external websites

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:40:31 +0000

Since I opted to block eCheque payments in my Payment Receiving Preferences, I have had a handful of attempts that have been blocked, despite the option indicating the eBay sales would not be affected.

The buyer receives a message along the lines “that I am unable to accept their payment as my account details may have changed” – which has prompted the buyers to message me about it. Each one has then simply used a credit or debit card to make the payment through Paypal, and all has worked out fine so far, with no unhappy or wary buyers.