Hi all - If a seller requires credit card verification but allows other forms of payment, why is it a buyer cannot proceed with a purchase using another form of payment ? Geez that sounds like a tongue-twister... This just happened to me - had to send a message to the seller asking they add me to their favourites so I can proceed ( using bank transfer ) Does this normally happen if a seller has this stipulation in place ?
The fact that a seller insists on credit card verification has nothing to do with the payment method you use to pay. Boo - I realise that, however when I click on the Confirm page, I am unable to complete the transaction because "You do not meet minimum buyer requirement. Seller requires buyer to be credit card verified." Therefore I cannot proceed unless I then send a message to the seller asking to be placed in the favourites list...ie hassle It doesn't mean they want you to pay that way. Adding you to their favourites allows you to buy without having to have the verfication. I understand my choices to pay, however as said, I cannot complete the transaction because of the above...unless I spend time contacting them first.
Well I never knew all that. I’ve been selling for four years and I remember setting my buyer requirements at the lowest level but I thought that was just common sense.
I suppose some sellers might specialise in markets where there is more “roguery” but I’d find it difficult to justify applying blanket restrictions on all buyers.
The point about newbies above is very well made. I’ve had really good sales since about the middle of January and nearly all of the buyers have been new members. quicksales are doing something right (or I am) and we need to be taking advantage of it, not posing obstacles for buyers.
I suppose it’s the old story: the sellers who are reading this thread are already doing the right thing; and the sellers who ought to be reading this thread probably don’t bother and are moaning elsewhere.
Best wishes to all.
S
