Originally Posted by gearboxman
I know exactly what you mean mate!
Recently "won" a T5 gearbox in Cornwall. Sent an email to seller "can I have your full address to send the cheque to? You tell me when cheque has cleared, I get TNT in to collect, etc....
He emails back "Sorry, sold outside of ebay. less than 12 hours to go, can't withdraw item, etc, etc...
You should have complained to Ebay if you WON the item. He's obviously not happy with the price it reached, so gave it a cock and bull story.
Only way people like that learn is with a negative feedback and reporting them to Ebay.