ORIGINAL: rgburrill
IMO the first mistake you made was buyng from an INDIVIDUAL on eBay in another country. That right there means you are the one and only responsible for any screwups. Pay the money, get your wing and go flying.
There is NOTHING wrong with buying and selling on EBay. I have better luck on there, then I do on RCU, and prefer to sell on EBay,verse RCU. Out of over 500+ transactions, I only had an issue with one seller, but still recieved the product. Mostly, because the guys on RCU don't take the time to make proper offers through the RCU system and leave feedback to pick out the irresponsible sellers or buyers. On EBay, I block those that are not worthy buyers, and don't ever buy from someone with less then a 99% feed back. On RCU, you are lucky to even see a feedback left of the transaction.