Newbie seller to Ebay--- Help me figure this out!

[jmc325]

Hi everyone, sorry is this is a dumb question, but I'm confused...

I'm trying to purge my closet, so I thought I'd give Ebay a try and I sold my first item on Thursday!  I got a message from Ebay telling me how to ship once payment is received. How will I know when payment is received? Will I get an email about it? Is it automatically added to my Paypal? Do I get the buyers shipping info. once payment is received? I should have probably done my research before adding listings... It's been a few days since the item was purchased, so now I just want to make sure I don't screw over the buyer.

Thanks for the help!

[nsuhomer]

The payment status of the item on ebay will change to paid. Every time you log in to 'my ebay' you will get a page that tells you it is ok to ship your item. I *think* you might also get an email from paypal that you've received a payment. Since you are a new seller, your money might be held for a few weeks (to insure you shipped it) before paypal will make it available in your account. You will be able to get the buyers shipping info from the ebay transaction and also from the paypal transaction. If it has been a few days since the item sold, I would send an invoice thru ebay. I believe ebay will also send a payment reminder on your behalf automatically.

Yay for purging your closet!

[jmc325]

Thank you so much nsuhomer, this makes a lot more sense!!