Hi there and thank you for responding. I understand the answers given to date. I have, in each of 3 cases, checked to be sure the problem is not on my end. One was, but even after rectifying the problem, I couldn't get the buyer to respond. I have not notified eBay at the 2 day mark for the same reasons you suggested. However, after a ten day mark, I send an email to the buyer asking them if they realized they won the bid and that I am ready to ship their purchase once payment is processed. I wait several more days and if there is no response, I then notify eBay. eBay has already noted that they send a reminder to the buyer within the first few days if payment hasn't been initiated. Perhaps I'm waiting too long, but I am trying to give the buyer a chance because I understand life gets in the way. After all of that, however, if no payment is ever received, the question I keep asking that no one has answered is what kind of feedback do I leave. By the 30 day mark, I'm done and make arrangements to list it again. I hate to give someone a negative mark. On the other hand, if they have a habit of doing this, others should know. I even looked to see if they had something the same or similar to sell and felt by taking my item off the market gave them a better opportunity to sell their items. That didn't seem to be the case with these 3 buyers. I've only been selling since December of 2020 and have already had 3 non-payments. That seems like a lot. So, in the community's opinion, is it appropriate to leave a negative feedback or do you let it go so no one knows if this is a habit or not? Or, is eBay keeping track of buyers and their follow through with non-payment for winning bids? Thank you again for your help.
