Quote Originally Posted by CharlaineC View Post
well the auction as started at $5.00 bucks for the drawered case and all the hooks. a 7day auction and i max bid 25. allowing for the postage. when i won i receved the email and paid through paypal.. i have opened a case thrugh pypal bu i have a feeling that with the seller being gone it might not go anywhere.
It sounds like you did the steps right to be covered. I am a Power Seller on Ebay and will only accept PayPal because it covers both the buyer and seller. As long is it was shipped to a verified address, you should be able to escalate to a claim and get your money, or part of your money back.

It takes a while, though.

In the future, pay very close attention to the Seller Ratings and Positive Feedback level. I have passed up stuff because the seller didn't quite measure up to my standards.