Mike, I have been sending all (but maybe 1) emails via the Ebay system (buyer to seller). I have one from him stating he will pay me in full which is filed on the Ebay server.

I have not initiated a dispute yet w/Paypal because I don't want to make him mad at me. I have 45 days from the day I paid him to file a dispute. He says he'll pay me by next Friday. That will leave 4 days or so before my 45 days are up. So I am thinking about giving him the benefit of the doubt until next Friday.

We exchanged emails, and he has called me twice. I called him tonight and that's when I learned he got the funds yesterday from UPS. So I had a lot of faith going until tonight when I saw that he has gone "private" with his feedback, which Ebay discourages because people can't read what others say about you.

Wish me luck. I wanted to buy one of the brand new Korg 16 track studios, but a friend told me that the older ones (made in Japan vice China) have much better components, so I opted to try to get one on Ebay. I'm starting to kick myself.

Randy