I have attempted to sell a few items in ebay, India. And each time in the past, someone bid, and eventually end up not paying! The last of such experince is on the 25th December when one syah1987 bid for my used Ipod, and simply wrote to me telling "He doesnt have money to pay and sorry!" and latter claiming he is "sick and need money for his treatment". Then the same old process.......I wrote to ebay, and getting back some FINAL VALUE CREDIT, but still ending up paying lot of fees. This day, I have ended up paying these fees each time, though I never got any money for the sale!!! And ebay doesnt even punish (even symbolically) the rouge bidder........in this case,syah1987!!!
My own experience with Ebay, USA is vastly different. The buyer is always is accountable and the Ebay as an institution is always very responsible. But in India it is different story...........the buyer is not accountable for what he is doing......and abouve all Ebay in India is least worried as to what is happening in its platform!!!!!