Herbie,

What you have described is one of the most disturbing things that can happen to an eBay buyer. Here is an excerpt from some of ny notes that I have not yet put on the site that may shed a little light on this unfortunate event.

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“Seller is no longer registered with eBay”
If you see this after you have handed over your payment, be very concerned. While it is not a guarantee of a scam, it means that something has gone seriously amiss.

I have seen this one twice. On one of those occasions the goods arrived about a month later, the other was a total rip-off that I walked into with my eyes wide open.

If you paid out less than $25 and used a “non-trackable” method of payment – such as cash or Money Order – and the Seller then de-registers – or is booted – from eBay, you are screwed; there is no help from eBay as they will take the first $25 of your claim for processing costs.

If you paid out less than $25 and used a “non-trackable” method of payment – such as cash or Money Order – and the Seller then de-registers – or is booted – from eBay, you are screwed; there is no help from eBay as they will take the first $25 of your claim for processing costs.If you paid out less than $25 and used a “non-trackable” method of payment – such as cash or Money Order – and the Seller then de-registers – or is booted – from eBay, you are screwed; there is no help from eBay as they will take the first $25 of your claim for processing costs.

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I think the point is that it doesn't matter if he was booted or if he did it himself.  You are out your money either way.

I'm curious about what options you have if you used a trackable currency exchange, and what eBay considers trackable.  (PayPal?  Credit card?)

Herbie Weiler

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Seems like you should be filing a formal complaint with Ebay.