When can I offer second chance opportunity?

[tracyar2005]

I sell very little on ebay but this is the last I think.  This is the third in a row where I just do not hear from the buyer and this time I have no patience. 

Do I have to follow some sort of procedure or can I just go ahead and offer it as a second chance?   Does the original buyer then get to post negative feedback?

Never gone to a second chance offer before and I really do not know how patient I have to be with the original  purchaser if they dont respond to emails.

They have a mixed bag of feedback.

Is this common ebay practice or have I just struck three in a row?

It was supposed to be a quick sale.... ugh. 

[bakeandfry]

For items that are not paid, find the more action, click/touch that, then resolve problem, buyer has not paid, and follow through, four days later if you have not been paid close the case, that way ebay gives you credit for your fvf, buyer gets a strike, as for second chance someone else will have to give you insite to that, im not 100% shure how you do it, try site map.

[i-love-my-sheep]

You can only offer second chance if there was more than one bidder. It appears in the dropdown at the right of the sold listing. It relists as a buy it now that only the second highest bidder can see. You set the time limit for however long you want to give them. If they don't take up the offer, it just ends like any other item. 

OP, definitely open up non payer disputes against your non payers. Don't let them get away with it. Plus, as mentioned, you get your fees back. Once they have 2 strikes to their name, they find they are restricted from buying from a lot of sellers. If you are planning on selling more stuff, let us know and we can give you instructions on how to set blocks up, so people with 2 or more strikes can't buy from you.