NPB Strike
Non-Paying-Bidder strike. Issued when a winning bidder fails to initiate Escrow within the warning window. Three strikes auto-bans the bidder for 30 days.
Escalation timeline
Defaults are configurable in SiteSettings:
- Day 3 — gentle reminder email.
- Day 7 — warning email + first strike on profile.
- Day 14 — auction forfeited, domain auto-relisted, second strike + potential auto-ban.
What pauses the clock
Once the bidder initiates the Escrow.com transaction (sets escrow_transaction_id), the NPB clock pauses. Further delay is on Escrow.com’s review queue, not the buyer. The Escrow webhook handler covers the case where the buyer genuinely fails at Escrow’s end (declined card etc.) — that fires a payment_rejected event which resets the listing immediately, not via NPB.
Reset on completion
When a deal closes, the bidder’s strike count resets to zero. Strikes don’t compound across successful purchases.