A little bit off the track....but as a seller, I truly appreciate the ability I have on other sites to be able to cancel a sale and refuse service to someone if I feel it's the most appropriate course of action - an action which requires no input from the buyer and - if done within the right timeframe - removes the buyer's ability to leave any kind of feedback. No different to any other kind of establishment that has the right to vet customers and/or refuse service.
That being said, I recognise it's not an entirely feasible option on eBay, especially for auctions as the potential for abuse (by sellers) is higher. But still... I can dream about having it for my BIN's.
The new system requires the buyer to confirm a refund or somesuch, I'm not sure if there's a specific option to disagree to a cancellation request (thus indicating the buyer wants to proceed with the sale), but ultimately it's not any harder or easier to not fulfil a sale, and the potential for consequences remains almost the same - before, if a cancellation was refused, FVF was still charged, feedback could still be left, and nothing could actually impel the seller to still send something. Now, I suppose FVF is a little more likely to be credited (presuming the only option is to confirm a refund or not), feedback can still be left, defects are possible, and nothing could actually impel the seller to still send something. So I guess, by and large the only real practical difference is you're not sure if the seller will be made to pay FVF.
