How long would you wait to get payment from an online auction?

I sold some collectables on EBay this past Thursday. I posted in the listing that payment should be sent within 3 days of the close of the auction. No payment via Paypal, and no response from my message/invoice that I sent to two of the buyers. (I sold 7 items). How long would you wait to see if you receive payment either via Paypal, or by mail, before you start questioning the buyers?

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  1. I would wait about one week since the item was bought before I started investigating just to give the buyer a fair amount of time to make the payment.
  2. If you stated that buyers must pay within 3 days then you should stick to that policy. They knew the rules when they bid. Give them negative feedback and let ebay know that you didnt receive payment.
  3. If you still have no response, I find that if you send them an e-mail telling your buyers that if you don't receive payment that day you will leave negative feedback with Ebay. I find this generally works for me and nudges them into paying straigh away. Good luck! Kazzy
  4. If it's been 3 days they should have notified you or paid. Ask what's going on.
  5. Be patient. 10 days is a reasonable amount of time to recieve payment. Not everyone uses PayPal. People don't expect to have to be penpals every time they make a purchase. They get an invoice and send payment.
  6. DO you accept money orders if so wait a few more days b4 leaveing a negative. if you are on one side of the country and they are on the other it can take longer than 3 days to get there. when i was selling on there i always gave 7 days for payment. I wouldn't leave a neg FB until after then. Even then not sure i would leave neg, things happen.
  7. 10 days maximum
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