I totally agree.  But usually when you purchase something and pay straight away as most good ebayers do, you want to see your item show up as described in a timely manner, well I do anyway, cos lets face it I could always just go down to the nearest shopping centre and purchase what I want and have it in my hand straight away (unless of course I am looking for something totally specialised or collectables ect which usually I'm not...)  I've made a purchase becasue I want the item, the last thing I want is for the transaction to go wrong and waste a  heap of time messaging and waiting for replies and filing disputes/claims ect.

 And TBH as a buyer I dont feel as though recieving feedback is as important as it is as a seller.  I want feedback because primarily I want to know that the customer recieved the item and that they are happy with it.  The numbers themselves are secondary, whats important to me is customer satisfaction. And I guess no news is good news as a rule but still, I mean how long does it take to leave feedback, a whole 10 seconds of your time, you should just do it cos it's a part of trading on ebay