Ebay Question on how to deal with non Payers

I just started selling items on ebay and kind of new to the game. I have been buying on there for years now and have excellent feedback.Well, I sold an item the other day and the buyer has still not paid me. In my auction I clearly state that payment must be paid within 3 days of the end of auction.Its now 5 days and I am leaving tomorrow night for a week long getaway and was hoping the money would be in my account and that I could send off this one last item. I have sent the buyer 2 invoices and even an email explaining my situation. All have been ignored. Oh, and I checked his feedback. Its pretty good but he has 3 strikes against his account (3 negatives)And they are for not paying for items. Still, his feedback is pretty positive and these 3 strikes happened over 12 months ago.

So, my question is should I in the future give buyers 7 days? Am I being to much of a nag on this guy? I don;t want to make trouble because my feedback is perfect and I fear he may ruin that. Of course, I know after a week I have the right to dispute it and all but it makes me angry that the buyer is ignoring my rues of my auction. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

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