Can anyone help me out? I bought a KORG 16 track recording studio via Ebay for Xmas and you guessed it UPS lost the package. I paid for it on 15 Dec via PayPal. The seller got his payment back from UPS yesterday but hasn't reimbursed my money to me. I am hoping some of you have the experience to help me with advice.

First, I'm wondering what the likelihood is that I will get reimbursed by Paypal if the seller won't pay me back?
Second, If Paypal tries to get out of paying me like they did w/Beaky, what will PayPal use as the reason they won't pay me back?
Third, The seller is telling me he can't pay me until the check from UPS clears. Does that sound logical to anyone? I mean, if he has a check from UPS, would the bank require it to clear before he could use the funds?

On the positive side the seller has called me a couple times and told me tonight when I called him that he will pay me next Friday.

On the negative side, the seller went out in the last couple days and made his feedback rating PRIVATE which means no one can see what others have said about him (this also blocks him from selling anything else on Ebay).

Beakybird, I know something like this happened to you but I don't have an email address for you. Thanks again to any who may be able to help me feel better (or worse if that turns out to be the case).

Thanks for any advice you all can give me. I am trying to avoid getting too trigger happy on this but am starting to get that sinking feeling.

Randy