"Jerry L" writes:

Now you know the reason why 'sleaze-bay' is such a fine thing to
use.

People have bad experiences with "reputable" outlets, too. If you
don't like or trust eBay, that's fine. But the phenomenal success of
eBay indicates that many buyers are very satisfied.

Had you placed your order with B+H Photo, or KEH (in Atlanta) or even
Wal-mart, you would have the option of making a return.

Most eBayers accept returns. Scammers, obviously, don't.

The money you "saved" on e-bay was not really worth it, was it?

You have to look at all eBay purchases, not just the ones that go
sour. I've made 80+ purchases on eBay with only one that was less than
satisfactory--and even then the problems I had could have been on my
end. The money I saved on the other 79+ items *easily* covered this
one item.

Life is a learning situation: and you took the chance and have learned
from it.

Get that from a fortune cookie?

-Dave