When an item sells does the buyer get the item before you get paid? i don't go for that

I don’t go into a store and say “I’m going to try it and MAYBE if I like it I will pay for it”

OR, Take something and smash it to smitherings and say, I want my money back.

Another selling platform that is affiliated with Bonanza. It will pull up items from there, if it isn’t on Bonanza. I JUST FOUND OUT, that I made a sale BUT won’t get my money until AFTER the buyer receives it. I EXPECT PAYMENT BEFORE DELIVERY. SAME AS A STORE.

APPARENTLY I DID THAT WRONG. This happened on the bay and I wasn’t using PayPal

asked about 1 month ago

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Tammies_Treasures says: August 09, 2026

That’s crazy! Your just supposed to send out items and hope that someone pays you.? No payment=no shipment.

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That is my thought exactly, @Tammies_Treasures! After I had brought everything over from there,I made sure that I didn’t have Bonanza and that Other place connected. I deleted everything at the other place, so I noticed that all of my items here were gone too. So, here, if I put them back, do I get PAID BEFORE shipping?

THIS WAS ON THE BAY NOT HERE.

answered about 1 month ago

3 Comments

Tammies_Treasures says: August 10, 2026

That’s the way it has always worked before.

bluepennylady says: August 10, 2026

The buyer must submit payment during checkout. Your account could be restricted at Paypal. IF so contact Paypal regarding the restriction.

bluepennylady says: August 10, 2026

Sometimes Paypal will restrict a seller’s account and hold funds until tracking shows delivered But that isn’t Bonanza that is Paypal policy

Some marketplaces like Mercari and I think Poshmark do hold your funds until the buyer receives and rates you, or until 3 days after delivery. Bonanza has you link Paypal and Stripe so your payment is subject to their TOS. Bonanza doesn’t have nearly the traffic of other marketplaces though, and it is basically all your own work to get traffic. I’ve sold on marketplaces like you are talking about and never had anyone try to cheat me on those platforms.

answered about 1 month ago

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