Re : What should I do next?

Eric Kenneth Bustad" <ekb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <43d69ce6$0$82629$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> JoeJoe <no@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>Bought a widget on 14 Jan. Received automated invoice immediately.
>>
>>Sent a cheque the following day (seller did not accept PayPal), and asked
>>seller to let me know when widget is sent.
>>
>>Since then nothing. Send another reminder a week later to ask if
>>everything
>>is in order, and nothing back.
>>
>>Getting a little concerned I pulled his details yesterday and tried to
>>phone
>>(landline) - a recorded message "this number does not receive calls"...
>>
>>Seller has feedback of +16, and has had no activity since my purchase.
>>
>>What should I do? I can give it a few more days, but I seem to remember
>>seeing somewhere that cheques can only be cancelled within 2 weeks...
>>
>>You educated opinion welcome...
>>
>>P.S.: Just found out that the cheque was cashed yesterday.
>
> eBay may consider the seller to have invalid contact information
> if their phone does not receive calls. If you don't here anything
> from the seller soon, you could consider reporting them for that.
> It should wake them up.
>
> --
> = Eric Bustad, Lurking Yank

The saga continues.

As suggested, I reported the seller for invalid phone number yesterday, and
surprise, surprise, out of the blue I received the 1st sign of life from him
today... He informed me that he had lost my cheque, and asked me to send
another one.

Very interesting as my bank statement shows that the cheque was cashed on
23/01...

Should I consider the money gone (it was 20-odd quid)? I there anything I
can do? Even if the money as gone I would at least make the seller regret
his action... ;-)



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