You should also report the seller to eBay. I caught a seller using reserve bids on his wares to avoid sales through eBay. He'd set the reserve bids so high that nobody could meet them. Then after the auction closed he'd contact the high bidder of record and offer the item privately for a considerable amount more than what was bid. I turned him in to eBay with corroborating evidence and a week later he was no longer selling on eBay.