I feel uncomfortable about opening the unpaid item case but I still did it because I agree with you, that sellers have to do something about nonpayers.  I probably should have opened the case 4 days after the auction ended but I thought I would give him 7 days because some people are relaxed in paying and I've had some slow payers who still end up paying.  How long do you wait after an auction has ended before opening an unpaid item case?