On 8 Feb 2007 at 20:12, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> Right there with you. If I'm buying, I should be getting positive feedback
> for timely payment, not as a quid pro quo arrangement. Similarly, when I
> sell, I give positive feedback at the time the money is received, assuming
> it is received in a timely fashion. 
I have a different opinion.  I buy 20x what I sell, but when I sell, I'm
leaving feedback on the transaction, not just whether I got the money.
Say I advertise XYZ in good, but not perfect condition.  Buyer sends me
money.  Do I immediately send feedback?  No, because we aren't done.
Say I ship it and the buyer says: Hey, stupid, XYZ isn't in perfect
condition.  I want my money back!  I'd regret if I'd already left
feedback in that case, or in the case where I ship it and the receiver
claims they never received the item.
I do agree with the part that feedback shouldn't be contingent on the
feedback of the other party, but sending feedback half way through the
deal seems like a bad idea.