What's the point of eBay feedback (for buyers) these days?

[Dadam]

As title really. I can definitely see the need for seller feedback, but these days when selling I just do buy it now. For auctions, how quickly they pay after winning the item is something to feedback on, but on buy it now the buyer has paid before I get the notification that it's sold. What am I feeding back on? I suppose thanks for buying my item, but that's all I can think of. I'll click Positive, but can never think of anything to say.

If there's issues later I can see it being of more value. I usually hang back until they've given feedback but sometimes forget completely as I only sell a few things a year.

 

[Gillstay]

I always say thank you and if i have met them and they are okay i am enthusiastic. Might help my sales as I appear nice and otherwise its spreads a bit of positiveness.

 

[Profpointy]

One beef I have is as a seller. I sold a pair of quality shoes and the buyer started bitching after a day or two that they'd not arrived. Ebay found in their favour as I'd used normal post without a tracking number and issued a refund.
A week or two later he was reselling the very same shoes. I was not allowed to post negative feedback so I had to post positive feedback with a scathing comment. The guy was an outright thief