This is a little long. Run while you still can!

I too never received payment for an auction. The 
bidder waited two weeks, claiming there was an 
family emergency. Fine. Sometimes things happen. 

But then she claimed she had sent it on the third 
week, which was a Friday. I never received the 
payment. I emailed her again and she was very 
rude and felt I was harassing her. I started the 
final value credit process. Still nothing came.

I waited 6 1/2 weeks. No way was I going to let 
her sucker me into the "60 day. Got a problem? 
Too bad" policy of eBay. I requested credit and 
BAMM! this eBayer was suspended!!! Two days 
later, according to the postmark, she sent 
payment and demanded I tell eBay that I received 
payment! Heehee! Bet she was pissed when she got 
the letter back "Return to Sender"!  ^_^

Sometimes you have to put your foot down. I've 
had the chance to give at least 15 neg feedback 
and never did, fearing retaliation. But that 
costs money. 

Point being, don't waste too much time, but don't 
jump either. One month. That's my new maximum and 
they better have a damn good excuse for it being 
so late.

p.s.- unrelated to topic but...is it just me or 
are the newbie eBayers the quickest to give 
negative feedback and the slowest to send 
payment? No offense to any honest newcomers, this 
is just my experience with them.