digitalghost -  It is there for the seller (not for the buyer) to tell other eBay members about the experience the seller had with that buyer and that transaction. I totally agree dg, but the buyer can not recieve anything but positive, and I reiterate, if there is a problem after 'sale' why does the seller feel the need to 'advise other sellers'. If as a seller you have done the right thing, why would a problem arise? If a seller is 100% comitted to customer service - they will fix any problem within thier ability - if it comes down to an unreasonable buyer and goes to dispute - again, if the seller has honestly done nothing wrong, then case closed, surely, at least that has been my experience so far

I don't actually disagree with you, there are a lot of reasons I leave FB upon payment and they are some of them, but sellers have a choice (however limited it may be), one of which is to leave no feedback. If a problem arises, I deal with it with  feedback (mine and the buyer's) completely removed from the equation as it's just the way I prefer to operate.

The main point I try to make in these threads (even if it appears otherwise), is that everyone has a choice about when they leave FB, and I personally don't think it's right or fair to dictate or expect when others leave it just because they've decided it 'should' be left at a certain point in the transaction.