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9 days at "order being processed"

Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:24 am
by mattsterrr
Hello CC peeps,

I have three articles that have been at status "order being processed - unpaid" for about nine days now. I don't have a problem waiting a little longer but the same client has already purchased another article that they began buying on the same day. Do you know what is going on with them?

Thanks very much,

Matt

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:48 pm
by J. A. Young
Usually these things tend to sit around unpaid and eventually fall off your sold list and revert back to unsold status. However, my first one of these did finally sell so you never know. Payment may just take a while to clear. Of the 8 or so that have gone this route, only one resulted in a sale. Good luck with yours. --J

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:10 pm
by mattsterrr
Yeah, I've had a few before but these are the longest I've seen. It's not really a problem, especially beacuse I made 2 REALLY good sales today.

Thanks for your help, though.

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:33 pm
by RachelN
Yours wasn't by any chance the $600 sale was it? I'm very impressed with whoever sold the piece that went for that figure! :)

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:51 pm
by J. A. Young
Yes--that was a rather inspiring number! But I have to say that, overall, the site is doing extremely well and I am guessing that a great variety of writers are seeing the benefits. I can't help wishing for more hours in the day to write--free hours I should say--free from other committments, responsibilities, etc...J.

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 5:11 pm
by constant-content
The ones that sit unpaid I contact the buyer and ask if they are having problem, if I don't hear anything back in 3 days I will remove the order. This particular one took longer since the buyer responded but never finished the order. It has since been remove, these happen from time to time.

Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:05 pm
by mattsterrr
The $600 and the c. $200 - the kid's will eat after all. :D

It's not a problem, 9 days just seemed a while. Thanks for sorting it for me.

It's hectic as hell at the moment.

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:29 am
by RachelN
Wow, well done! :) It is great to know that some buyers here are prepared to pay that much.

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 12:47 am
by mattsterrr
They were long articles - 6,000 and 2,000 words respectively, so it wasn't an excessively high amount. 10 cents per word or thereabouts.

Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:52 am
by mattsterrr
Hi CC,

Just a quick follow on to surfeit my curiosity.

I understand that clients have the opportunity to be informed when new articles are added under specified topics, by particular users, or to fill a request.

When an article, as in this case, becomes re-available (I'm struggling for a real word for this one - anyone got any ideas?) for purchase are clients informed of the change in status?