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This is like the 3rd time this has happened to me at NP. The highest bidder on your auction does not reply. You report the bidder to the moderators and they tell you the bidder has 7 days to pay.
I have a couple problems with this policy:
1. If the bidder does not even reply to your PM's, chances are they are not going to pay you for the domain.
2. This is a big waste of time for the seller. An auction might last 2 weeks for the final bid. So, if you tack on another 7 days, that's a total of 3 weeks that it might take to complete the deal. And, again, all this waiting for a non-responsive bidder might be for nothing. Sellers need cash flow. To waste 3 weeks on an auction, is a huge time-suck.
Here is my proposal:
Give the highest bidder 2 days to respond, and an additional 2 days to pay (total 4 days). At least have the decency to reply to a PM, so the seller knows what is going on. Chances are if the bidder doesn't pay right away, they won't have money to pay for the domain 7 days later.
Another suggestion: Create an official NP bidder blacklist.
Your opinions?
I have a couple problems with this policy:
1. If the bidder does not even reply to your PM's, chances are they are not going to pay you for the domain.
2. This is a big waste of time for the seller. An auction might last 2 weeks for the final bid. So, if you tack on another 7 days, that's a total of 3 weeks that it might take to complete the deal. And, again, all this waiting for a non-responsive bidder might be for nothing. Sellers need cash flow. To waste 3 weeks on an auction, is a huge time-suck.
Here is my proposal:
Give the highest bidder 2 days to respond, and an additional 2 days to pay (total 4 days). At least have the decency to reply to a PM, so the seller knows what is going on. Chances are if the bidder doesn't pay right away, they won't have money to pay for the domain 7 days later.
Another suggestion: Create an official NP bidder blacklist.
Your opinions?