Originally Posted by
wrk101
I just sold an item on ebay. I only had two bidders. The winner had a 100% feedback score, with over 1200 feedback. And here I sit, ten days later, and the "winner" still hasn't paid. When I go to the only other bidder and give them a second chance offer, I hope they don't assume it was a shill bidder.
FWIW: The item sold for about $3 over the original listing price, so its not like the missing winning bidder drove the price up.
I don't think you would have trouble with that. As you pointed out, the minimal difference in price shouldn't matter much and the time delay would make sense.
I get frustrated when I get an email almost immediately after end of the auction with a second chance offer. There has been only one time that I wanted the item badly enough to take it.
As for the slow payment, you might want to give them a bit more time. I sold about 15-20 items recently and a high feedback seller won several auctions. He took a week or two to pay, but it was worth it because I didn't want to mess with relisting the same item.