Ebay would never force or allow a buyer to be forced to pay, short of taking someone to court, it wont happen.
There is no legal obligation for a buyer to go through with the sale, you can't force someone to pay for anything they don't want.
I beg to differ. It's an auction and it's legally binding.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/03/1185648121130.html
Like I said before Ebay looks after buyers.
That article is about a seller not wanting to hand over a sold item, not a buyer refusing to pay, (and take ownership).
I also said taking someone to court would be the only way to force them to pay.
My parents were involved in a car accident a few years back where the other driver was 100% in the wrong and they took him to court to recoup the repair costs of their car (they won), the other driver said he couldn't afford to pay so the judge said he could pay $1 per week and my parents had to collect the money from his house, that was on a $500 debt. So what makes you think you could get any meaningful settlement that comes out of a $2000 Ebay sale from some buyer in another state.
I am not being negative just realistic.
