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Message:: [QUOTE="omahaorange, post: 1468046, member: 28199"]I would think the transaction is "officially" ended when both parties are satisfied with the deal.  That is the buyer paid in a timely manner, the item was shipped as promised, and arrived as expected.  Why would you leave feedback before the item arrived, or before the item was accepted by the receiver? I used to think that the seller should leave feedback as soon as payment was received, as that completes the buyer's end of the deal, but now believe the transaction isn't over until the buyer acknowledges satisfaction with the item, given return policies.  Why a buyer would leave feedback before examining and deciding to keep the item is beyond me.  But then, it's also beyond me why anybody would use eBay with all the negative comments generated here and on other forums.  I don't use the service since it has gone beyond the "sell your garage sale junk to a wider audience" venue to the retail business it has become today. Don't get me wrong, as far as eBay this is just personal, I would rather go to a live auction and see the item first hand, then see who's bidding against me.  As far as retail pricing, I go to these looking for bargains.  If I want to pay retail prices, I would go to retail outlet.[/QUOTE]