E-bay, why would this happen?

[coldtea]

Over the weekend i bid on a top & thought i had got myself a bargain. It was a brand new top from monsoon for £4.99!

This morning i received an e-mail saying the payment had been refused, there is money in my account & on the summary page it is still asking me to pay??

Has anyone else had this happen?

[hunkermunker]

Has the seller refused to accept payment and relisted it?

Not sure that can happen, btw.

[coldtea]

I don't know, i'll have a look though...

[coldtea]

Can't see it, i've e-mailed the seller though, so i'll have to wait & see what happens

[LunarSea]

If the seller only has an ordinary Paypal account, they can't accept credit card payments. That might explain it perhaps?

[NotQuiteCockney]

I've had a seller accidentally refuse the payment. It came back to me. He sent me email explaining what had happened, and asking me to resend.

I was a bit concerned, but I resent, and it was fine.

I'd wait and see what the seller says? Maybe there is a problem with the item or auction and they have to cancel?

[marthamoo]

Is your direct debit/credit card out of date? You can have the money in your acount but if you have recently had a new card through and not updated your details Paypal will refuse payment (they usually send you a reminder email when your card is coming up to its expiry date though). Just a thought?

[coldtea]

Thanks everyone, it was because of the sellers type of paypal account. The top is still mine i just need to send a cheque