As a buyer I always post feedback the day I 
receive the item regardless if they have left it 
for me.

As a seller I do not leave positive feedback 
until they have done so for me OR told me they 
received the item and are satisfied or we are 
working something out.

Why? Very simple. You can have someone pay on 
time and seem like a great buyer, but then you 
mail the item and they receive it and then 
complain when it's not your fault. I had a buyer 
once who paid right on time, then I sent the cel 
to them and when they received it they emailed me 
demanding money back because they decided they 
didn't really need it.  Um, pardon me?  They also 
wanted me to pay for the shipping for them to 
return the item to me.  I had the email where 
they said "The cel is really beautiful, but I 
realize now I don't really need it, so I would 
like to return it."

Considering the auction stated the terms very 
clearly and the person got very nasty, I am glad 
I hadn't left feedback when they paid.

As for not posting feedback out of fear of 
retaliation, I wish people weren't as worried 
about 100% rating and more concerned with 
protecting others from deadbeat bidders.

One deadbeat bidder I found out later had not 
paid on like 10 other recent auctions, but all of 
those sellers were too worried about retaliation 
to post it.  Imagine seeing 10 non-paying 
comments all in a row, but only 1 on each of 
those sellers.  Would have saved me and others 
many headaches I think.

Kalli