how does ebay/paypal work?

[Booldawg]

I've set up an ebay account and paypal but I'm new to both.

Do you have to move money from your bank account into paypal and vice versa?

I ask this because ebay apparently took 0.40p off me for a listing. I cant see they've taken anything when I go to my online banking with my current account.

I also cant see the item I wanted to sell in my 'offered items' listings

[Booldawg]

update: this will answer the 2nd part of my question;

'Amount Due: £0.40

No payment is required at this time because your account balance is below eBay's minimum payment threshold'

does this mean i have to move funds into paypal? I thought it was just linked to your current account?

[bednobs]

if your paypal account has money in it (for example from selling something on ebay) then when you buy something (or get a charge) the money just comes from there, If there's no money in there paypal requests it from your bank, then PP pays the seller from that money

[hc4361]

You want be charged straight away, you will be invoiced once a month.

[hc4361]

You won't be charged straight away ......

Flipping typos

[bednobs]

i think you can chose to be invoiced or pay straight away hc

[Booldawg]

ok thanks all. I understand it better now.

I still cant work out how to view what I have on offer. I've search for my auction and found it that way but surely there must be a way of seeing all your listings?

[bednobs]

yes go to my ebay then "selling" from the drop down list (top right)

[hc4361]

When did you list it? I can take a while to appear.

Go to My eBay - all selling. You will see your items there.

[bednobs]

or on my ebay look at the grey box on the left that goes down the page (rather like where the topic list is on here) and go to selling

[Clanad]

...Or go to the category you selected when you listed the item and find it there or simply put a brief description of the article in the search box near the top of the pge to view it. You may have to scroll through a few pages of similar items, but that would also help you see what the "competition" is and see if you've priced it correctly...

[Booldawg]

thanks all, have managed to find the listing with your help!

[boxtops]

eBay invoice me once a month via my PayPal account, booldawg - if there isn't enough in your PP account from sales you've made, they take it from the primary bank account you identified when you set up the account.

[ojread2]

PP will request funds from what ever source you have used to find your PP ac/
It may not be your bank a/c, it could be your credit card
Really, if you dont understand it you really need to read the polices first before you get into trouble