Payment Terms: for Iargalon's EBay listings
11-Feb-2006

Contents

Basic Terms of Payment (for most items)

Special Terms of Payment (for special cases)

Inconvenience Discount

Basic Terms of Payment

These are the terms of payment for Iargalon's EBay offerings. They bind when the buyer bids on or buys an item which refers to them.

• The method of payment is negotiated at time of sale. Buyers may suggest alternatives to the methods given below.
   
• If you mail payment, I will ship on your word that payment is actually in the mail, if your feedback score is over 20 with 99 percent positive, for payments up to $60.
   
• Acceptable: Payment methods acceptable to the seller include:

• Negotiable: These payment methods are often agreeable, although the details must be negotiated:

• Not Accepted: The seller does not accept:

x Credit and ATM cards. I can't process them.

• Any payment terms appearing elsewhere on my EBay pages are merely well intended hints that may be out of date.
  
  Some places these hints might appear include:
  • The lot's Payment methods accepted.
  • The lot's Seller's payment instructions.
  • Invoices generated by EBay or PayPal.
  • EBay's "Checkout" pages.
     
• If EBay forbids a seller to offer a particular payment method, then any offer of that payment method is automatically void.

Special Terms of Payment

Sometimes an unusual item, like an automobile, warrants special payment terms. Special terms are designated by including in the lot listing the heading "Special Payment Terms", with the terms written underneath it.

• If EBay or PayPal invalidates a special payment term, that act might cause confusion about the lot, or create difficulties about payment or fulfilling the sale. If the rule change is identified early enough, then the seller might end the sale or change its terms. But the change or its consequences may not be fully appreciated until after EBay disallows alterations of the lot, or even after the sale closes.
  
  Here are a few rules to help us cope with that situation.
  • The buyer or seller may cancel any unfulfilled sale which was confused by an EBay or PayPal change.
  • The seller may renounce a term EBay or PayPal invalidated. If done, then a bidder may retract his bid and a buyer may rescind an unfulfilled sale.

Inconvenience Discount

When a listing declares an "Inconvenience Discount", then the discount applies to that lot if the buyer mails payment or delivers payment in person. The discount helps defray the buyer's expense for a money order and stamp or gas, and offsets the buyer's inconvenience. Meeting buyers and letters from buyers are sources of joy for the seller.

• The lot description specifies the amount of the discount.
• The amount of the discount is fixed regardless of the quantity of that item purchased. That is, buying two of an item does not double the discount.
• If buying different lots each with Inconvenience Discounts, the discounts may be added. Ask for guidance if it gets confusing.