How long should i wait for a buyer to pay for an item before i offer to the next bidder??

[J2O]

Sold on Sat, didn't hear anything, so i invoiced on Mon, still not heard anything.
Should i email them again or wait a while?

[swampster]

You shouldn't offer it to the next bidder, you should open an Unpaid Item dispute.

Ebay says: "Usually the seller must wait 7 days after a listing closes to file an Unpaid Item dispute"...

[thisisyesterday]

it's only been 3 days!!!! not everyone is online every day of the week.

you need to wait at least a week IMO. then e-mail them saying you expect payment by X date or you;'ll open a dispute

[J2O]

ok cool, thanks, i've only sold a couple of items and they've always paid instantly so wasn't sure.

will give it till weekend, thanks for replying

[J2O]

ok so i've emailed them and asked them to let me know if theres a problem. they've been getting feedback nearly every day, so they must have been on ebay and paid or sent items in the last week right? Should i wait till tommorrow and then email them again saying i expect payment within the next few days or just open a dispute?

[Lilyloo]

Would mail them give until Monday then open dispute a week is plenty of time to contact you r/e payment imo.

[FAQ]

getting feedback this week doesn't mean that they've paid or sent items this week - sometimes people wait ages before doing the feedback for other people.

[J2O]

its ok, they've just paid

can finally post it on Mon and get the flaming thing out my way!