>Yes, I think you would justified in 
>seeking some action if you send a seller $1,000 
>for a Trunks cel and he never sends the cel or 
>returns your money. However, over a promise to 
>sell you something . . . 

This is exactly what has recently happened to 
me... I sent the payment to a guy named Aaron 
Murphy (I am also posting this as a caution to 
anyone who is considering dealing with him) about 
3 months ago, he kept telling me how he sent the 
cel and it got returned (e.g. he used the wrong 
address).  He tried this excuse around 3 times!  
Finally, I saw the cel on ebay!  When I 
confronted him about it, he was like "opps sorry" 
and said he would send the cel (of course this 
never happened).  After this I began to ask him 
to return my money, at which time he told me he 
was moving to Japan and will not return any of my 
messages.  All I want is what I have paid for... 
but a lawsuit is such a hassle (at least I 
presume).  It is dishonest people like this 
seller who make it difficult to want to be a 
collector.  I have kept all of our transactions 
(emails mostly) on file, which prove we had and 
deal and that he recived the payment.  What do 
you all think I should do????

Thanks for your advice,
jon