Okay I take it back then.

I don't do auctions, so I should have checked.

Sorry au.

But it does leave one open to the issues au brought up in the OP.

Your forgiven dave!

You went a little off track and tried to pin me for something you thought I was doing wrong.....

Back to my point of Buyers not paying, maybe BIN option 'make and offer' with immediate payment would be a better way to go.

I've used another another site bit like ebay and they actually ask for a creditcard or another secure option to put on file if you want to start bidding on an item. So if the auction is won and the buyer doesnt pay within a certain time they get deducted a percentage of the sale price. Its a secure site and havent had an issue with them.

(This just stop people from bidding and not paying). 

I just thought it would be good for ebay to start doing dont you think.

I assume that the percentage goes to the seller in this case.

Yeah I could see how this would make bidders think twice before they win an auction and then don't pay.