Won an item -now seller has become unregistered

This is always a worry - I bought two items in the past year and found the sellers had gone unregistered after I had paid.

Much to my surprise, both sent the goods! The second only after an inordinate delay and a few reminders from me.

In future I will adopt what I am advising you here - at least you will know sooner. Apply to eBay for their full address and then look them up in the phone book. I have found that ringing people can make them behave better - it is more difficult to defraud when you have to explain your actions.

In the end if you have paid by Paypal, contact them and ask for a refund. I have only done so once and they delivered.

Paul

Paypal will refund without too much bother - great if you're a buyer, not so good if you're a seller and done nowt wrong!

R2

Thanks--I did pay with paypal and since I still didn't receive it I put in a claim. I didn't want to wait any longer
because something similar happened a year or so ago where I did not receive a book I won. Well, I got an email saying the seller was ill so I felt bad for her and didn't report it to paypal. While trying to be nice, the statute for reporting a claim passed and I was stuck with the loss.

I think its better that I should just cancel the claim if the item ever turns up.