There are always two sides to every story. We’ve been having a discussion on the eBay Coach Discussion Forum about requiring immediate payment on eBay items. Here are the pros and cons.
Advantages:
When requiring immediate payment, until the Paypal transaction is completed, the item stays in your store inventory. The first buyer to pay for it wins the item.
Buyers know ahead of time that they will be required to pay for the item as soon as they click the “buy” button.
You don’t have to worry about collecting payment from non-paying buyers. If they don’t pay, they don’t win.
Disadvantages:
Buyers can become confused …read more

If you haven’t visited the eBay Discussion Forums on eBay.com, here is a warning. Read and lurk for a while, maybe a few weeks, before you say a word. These boards are dominated by long-time sellers who do not welcome new posters. I recently started visiting the boards and helping new sellers with questions, only to be mocked, criticized, and ridiculed. I’ve now been banned three times for simply trying to help, and will never post there again. The atmosphere is very “junior high” and full of unnecessary drama – it “totally” reminds me of the movie, “Mean Girls.”
So, I …read more