Neil McCauley
25-05-2011, 16:57
I recently I discovered an ‘undocumented benefit’ – as some software makers are apt to say. It’s not a benefit. It is though, unspecified. This thread relates to charity donations on sold items via eBay.
If like me you sell an item and pledge 100% to the charity of your choice (very easy on the eBay system) or any percentage it seems – and the buyer does not pay – then you – the seller will still have the unpaid sale price to your nominated charity and this is automatically taken from your PayPal account.
In my instance I sold my Denon DD twice and paid 100% to the charity twice including the winning bid which never arrived here. No sweat; the charity and their deaf children will benefit. However for those perhaps in a different position from me, this situation might be dismaying. And so now you know.
If like me you sell an item and pledge 100% to the charity of your choice (very easy on the eBay system) or any percentage it seems – and the buyer does not pay – then you – the seller will still have the unpaid sale price to your nominated charity and this is automatically taken from your PayPal account.
In my instance I sold my Denon DD twice and paid 100% to the charity twice including the winning bid which never arrived here. No sweat; the charity and their deaf children will benefit. However for those perhaps in a different position from me, this situation might be dismaying. And so now you know.