[geeks] Ebay trade gone bad, any advice?

[James Rice]

Has anyone had an ebay deal go bad?  I've been very, very lucky.  I have 
rarely  had a deal go sour before, even after 400+ trades.  I purchased 
a Daystar Genesis MP532 on a buy-it-now on July 9th and I still haven't 
got the box.  The seller can't remember exactly  when he shipped it and 
allegedly shipped it parcel post  instead of UPS as we had agreed.  He 
didn't even use delivery confirmation or insurance, so the chance of 
tracking it is practically nil.  It took three weeks to find him by 
phone and he has stopped responding to email. For some reason, I don't 
really believe that he shipped it.

Here is the link to the auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2038104609

I have filed a complaint with ebay's fraud unit, but I don't have much 
hope of recovering either the $390.00 or the computer.  Just wondering 
if anyone has had a similar experience and if anyone has any advice for me.

Thanks,
James

http://webpages.charter.net/jrice54/classiccomp2.html