Recommended Late Payment Protocol
When processing payments for your auction, we recommend following the below timeline.
Timeline
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Seller Action
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Auction Day
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- Automated payment request emails is sent to the winning bidders.
- The 'Sales' tab within the auction will begin to populate with orders as bidders complete their payments.
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Day 2
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- Export the 'Lot Listing Page' and crosscheck against the 'Sales' tab to see which of the winning bidders have completed payment.
- Send a 'Polite Payment Reminder' email to the winning bidders who have yet to complete payment.
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Day 4
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- Send a 'Late Payment Reminder' email.
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Day 6
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- Call the buyer to confirm they have received your emails. If there is no phone number, try sending another email to check they have received the payment request.
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Day 8
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- Send a legal 'Overdue Payment' email with a 48 hour deadline to pay.
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Day 10
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- If still no payment, inform the user the sale has been cancelled.
- Contact the underbidder to make the purchase at their bid value.
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