Re: how long to wait before hassling a bidder?

In article <PQVVe.108524$G8.58089@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
mike@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Rob Morley wrote:
> > In article <usNlrjCe69JDFAZt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > Emma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> >> Stephen <mRoEoMnO.VsEhine@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>> At least a week, buyer may wish to pay by a method not PayPal or
> >>> the like, such as Postal Orders you have got go and queue and buy
> >>> them and post them.
> >>
> >> Yes but the buyer could have the courtesy to go through the checkout
> >> system to tell the seller that. Only takes a few seconds but saves a
> >> lot of hassle and bad feeling!
> >>
> > If I'm paying by cheque/PO I usually complete checkout when I've
> > posted it, not before.
>
> ...and how many days later is that?
>
> You can mark the item as "payment sent" in my ebay, and the seller
> will see that. The seller can also mark the item as payment received
> manually (paypal payment automatically sets this)
>
>
And then there are buyers who mark the item 'payment sent', but never send it
or reply to emails asking where the payment is.
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