Yes you can put a claim in if it was on a free listing. Once you open up an unpaid item case, ebay will tell you when you can come back and close the item I think it is a minimum of about a week (haven't had to do it for a while) to give your buyer a chance to pay you. If your buyer pays you then send the item as usual. If your buyer doesn't pay you, ebay will credit you your final listing fee and then you can relist your item. Don't relist your item until your buyer either pays you or you close the unpaid item case. If your buyer doesn't pay, he will get an unpaid item strike against him. Hope this helps and good luck.
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