Originally Posted by
Dave Mayer
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Feedback: once a buyer has paid according to the auction rules, then the seller should send positive feedback. Sellers who wait on feedback are just trying to hold the prospect of revenge feedback over the head of the buyer. When a buyer pays, then his responsibility to the seller is fully discharged. What to do with these sellers: do not send them feedback. Never bid on anything they sell - ever again. If they've pissed you off some other way, then send them a negative 10 seconds before the close time on feedback.
I have to disagree with you on feedback. As a seller, I try very hard to represent my items honestly communicate promptly and almost excessively (in short I try really hard to do things right). It is very frustrating to leave a buyer (who may take their sweet time - but within the time limit - to pay) positive feedback, and then receive no feedback in return. It makes it difficult to build up a reputation as a seller - especially when it is more or less a sideline of your hobby. I can understand sellers withholding feedback as a means to encourage their buyers to leave them feedback.