Contract law: invitations to treat (1). An invitation to treat is an invitation for customers to submit an offer, and indicates a willingness to deal. This short quiz trains the vocabulary of invitations to treat. Please purchase the course before starting the lesson.
Buyers have 4 days to pay before you even think of opening a dispute and most good sellers allow 7 days. Do NOT offer for 2nd chance until you have resolved first sale or you may end up with 2 buyers and get negative feedback.
Timeline: As soon as 4 days and up to 36 days after the listing ended. If the buyer pays using one of eBay's approved electronic payment methods (such as PayPal), the case closes automatically. But if they pay using another method, you need to go to My eBay or Seller Hub and mark the item as paid.