deferred payments
Can anyone shed any light on why payments are being deferred? I hardly sell anything anyway these days so I'd quite like my money when I do. I tried asking seller support but they just reply saying they need more details, and then don't deal with it when I send them the orders affected by this. All I can find is some info about some new way for buyers to pay after a month, or my first thought was that payment was deferred as I don't use Amazon postage and I recall they penalise us for not using tracking (ie over the counter post office 2nd class) when they reckon 7 days to ensure it's arrived. Well I waited a month to get paid for 3 orders without any explanation and I'm not happy about that, all sent courier with tracking provided.
Also, what on earth prompts Amazon to require you to be approved to sell any second hand book at all when this means providing evidence of its provenance???? anything else they would like to make harder for small sellers?
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All sellers are now on the DD+7 for payments, ie. you do not get paid until the delivery date, plus 7 days has passed, and even then there will be an amount held in reserve. You should have received an email about this several months ago.
The part about buyers paying after a month is ONLY for BUSINESS customers.
You are not penalised for not using a tracked service, and it is a waste of money for items under about £20 value. Obviously more expensive items will need a more expensive method. Postage bought over the counter at the PO is more expensive than using Amazon's Buy Shipping for some sizes, and using Buy Shipping ensures your VTR is all good .
I too am a bookseller, and it seems that some publishers do require approval, goodness knows why, but any of those I just sell elsewhere !
