My Iphone was stolen this week, so I was bidding today for a new one. I won a phone from a random auction that had 2 minutes left. I emailed the seller to inform them that I'll be paying in 4 days when I get paid.
I got a blunt email back stating "Why didn't you ask if this would be ok?" and cut and pasted Ebay rules stating I had 3 days to pay (and not 4).
He said he'll wait but can't post until the 16th as they'll be away from Thursday onwards.
I replied with,
"Hi, I don't mind waiting until Tues 16th for you to post if you're away. I'll still pay on Thursday though. Tbh, I wasn't aware of the 3 day payment rule and didn't think 4 days would be an issue in general.
Regards"
He then replied only with "sorted".
I would never be short with a customer this way, but that's just me. Does Ebid have a similar payment rule?