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KunoK · 08-01-2010, 06:14 AM

In Denmark, where I live, the seller is not allowed to draw money from your card until they ship the goods to you. This system seems logical to me. However, I know that in the UK and in the US, this is not so. Here the you pay first, then the seller ships the goods. I would like to know what makes this system work. How long can the seller wait before shipping? When can the buyer get his/hers money back, if the seller is out of stock? Is there anything more than bad reputation, which makes the seller interested in shipping the goods?

My direct reason for this thread is actually not UK or US, but the Netherlands. I have for the second time ordered a reader from a Dutch company ( different Dutch companies). On both occasions the seller , has immediately drawn the money from my account, even though being unable to deliver, because they were out of stock. How long should you accept to wait after having paid. My answer would be: Not a second., but I would like to hear some opinions. Are there some Dutch persons around, who tell how things usually works in the Netherlands? I would welcome some US and UK replies as well.

08-01-2010, 06:14 AM	#1
KunoK Connoisseur Posts: 63 Karma: 558 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Device: Gen3, Boox 60, K3, Sony T1, Sandra has a Sony505, 650, K3	Payment and delivery times In Denmark, where I live, the seller is not allowed to draw money from your card until they ship the goods to you. This system seems logical to me. However, I know that in the UK and in the US, this is not so. Here the you pay first, then the seller ships the goods. I would like to know what makes this system work. How long can the seller wait before shipping? When can the buyer get his/hers money back, if the seller is out of stock? Is there anything more than bad reputation, which makes the seller interested in shipping the goods? My direct reason for this thread is actually not UK or US, but the Netherlands. I have for the second time ordered a reader from a Dutch company ( different Dutch companies). On both occasions the seller , has immediately drawn the money from my account, even though being unable to deliver, because they were out of stock. How long should you accept to wait after having paid. My answer would be: Not a second., but I would like to hear some opinions. Are there some Dutch persons around, who tell how things usually works in the Netherlands? I would welcome some US and UK replies as well.