i've had quite a few probs with sellers through ebay, i take gambles every once in a while by buying stuff even when the guy has negative feedback. lately i haven't had any problems except for a gift i bought for my sister- the guy took my money and then won't reply to my emails and won't refund my money (i bought the ring just over a month ago) and the really stupid thing is you can't contact ebay about the bad seller if you wait over 30 days to do so. they won't even let you leave feedback for the person who screwed you out of the item you bought. always purchase insurance when you buy stuff off ebay, of course that doesn't help if you buy from the person i did since he won't respond to emails about refunding my money or sending me a new one. my advice is try to contact the seller, if they won't answer your emails contact ebay- before your 30 days are up.