How long is too long to ship?


I bought a item by check. The check cleared 3Jan 02 today is the 15th. Sent email the 10th no reply. Sent nasty email today and responce was not shipped yet will check with bank. When you tell me it will clear on the 3rd and it clears on the 3rd i expect it to be shipped within 3 days. I am not sure but am i expecting too much?
ninja
As a seller, I have to say money orders are highly preferable. To protect myself, i won't ship until a check has cleared. I want to ship as soon as possible, but it's a hassle trying to determine if the funds are really available.
i hate waiting, i feel your pain. i have a similar situation going on right now. i sent the product in good faith, even before i got the money. i received a bank check a few days later. i gave positive feedback and proceeded to my bank. the bank check was made out to somone else. the product was delevered according to ups on the ninth. i cannot get a response from this person at all. it is now the 16th. can a bank check be cannceled by the person who sent it? needless to say my next step is to get audiogon involved. it is hard to be honest sometimes.
kirk930, What was the guy’s feedback like? I'm starting to feel your pain even more than Ninjas. I have had a couple bad deals here but have never been burned for any money. Knock on wood. There is such a thing as stopping payment on a check but I won't mention it as not to make you nervous. Some people are a combination of rude and oblivious, which is to say they don't do a very good job of staying in touch. On the other side of the spectrum there are people who are the absolute best. Try to hang in there, I have been known to call information and get the guys home phone #. Needless to say they are always very surprised to here from the guy they've been ignoring on their computer all week. There are a couple other methods I use but would rather not discuss them in an open forum. Try a phone call. Also, ask yourself was the item really worth committing inter-state fraud over? Now might be a good time to get Agon involved, they will do there best to help. Good luck.
when I sell I state that as a buyer if you dont wish to use a USPS MO, then you must wait 10 days for the check to clear. I would assume that someone who prefers to pay by check rather than a MO or PayPal, isnt too concerned with a timely receipt of the product. From a sellers POV, a check, albeit convenient for a buyer, is a risk to the seller, NSF, stop payments, mail delays, can add up to loss of other sales.

hold tight, the other party may just trying to be cautious.
glen i have tried the phone # . unlisted. his feedback was great. email me with those other methods. does it invole broken legs?