did you ever get a hold of this guy? were you able to get a refund? money back? you should also contact ebay, because if you wait to long....they'll consider it a lost cause.
Unfortunately I never got ahold of the guy - the phone number did ring everytime I called, but without an answer or answering machine. I filed reports that I didn't receive the items, and the seller is no longer a registered user - hopefully for good.
I'm getting annoyed with dealing on the European eBays lately, though, as problems seem to keep arising....problems I never had when dealing on the US eBay. For example, I went on vacation and wanted to bid on a few items prior to leaving and then postpone payment for when I return. I e-mailed a few sellers and all stated that it was absolutely no problem. I return from vacation, won a couple of the auctions I bid on, and for each auction I won I received e-mails asking where payment was and received notification of "unpaid item" report from eBay. I can't believe that people are not intelligent enough to remember or at least check their past e-mail correspondence with potential buyers.
I also purchased 4 factory sealed games from an eBay seller recently, of which 3 turned out to have been opened. I e-mailed the seller about it and demanded a minor compensation (refund of shipping costs), and now he calls me a liar, and sent a complaint to eBay saying that I am blackmailing him.
Anyway, this turned out to be more of a rant about my recent eBay disappointments...I just hope that this is not becoming a trend on eBay, because I always tend to find nice deals on there, it's just a shame that some sellers make it a poor experience. :-/
-Speedy
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