Recently sold a wiring loom on ebay and sent with royal mail the item was sent on the 15/04/09 and on the 16/04/09 the buyer emailed me and asked where the item was which i replied it's been posted on the date above. On the 18/04/09 a paypal dispute was put on my account. I contacted the buyer to let him know it was originally sent and scanned and sent a copy of the receipt - i also give paypal what little information i had on the postal service.

I rang the post office and they inform that a claim cannot be put forward until 15 days past the postage date as it could have just been mislaid now on the 24/04/09 paypal have reversed the money back to the buyer.

Where do i go from here?? what if the parcel turns up with him late i'm now £51.00 down and no item how can this be a service???