Thanks for all of your support through this Archie - I really appreciate it! It is tough to deal with.

Below is a message received from him on 10/15 that I don't believe I ever posted on the board. It was received on 10/15. When the items STILL weren't received by 10/31, I emailed him telling him that they still hadn't arrived and that I was done. I left him negative feedback on 10/31. It's not like I didn't give him every opportunity to make it right -- the auction ended on 9/20.

Thanks again and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Jim

Copy of earlier email received 10/15, a little more than three weeks after the auction closed, below:

> Well if you will accept my apology, I have found your package, it
> had gotten in between the seats of our pickup, and I looked and looked
> for it and another lost item..... I just couldn't believe that I had
> two and then yesterday another, so 3 lost itmes........... I have been
> doing this for years, and have a super high feedback, and am not
> supposed to be making this kind of mistakes....... I got mad at ebay
> because of change in policy and quit using them for nearly 2 years,
> and just started back about 3 or 4 weeks ago......... I still don't
> know what happened with the first package, I evidently just didn't
> slip the two cards in there, and then the second package slipped
> between the seats of the truck..... and I was looking for another
> package and ran across yours, because I thought surely yours had to
> have arrived by now...... I was shocked........ anyhows, It will be on
> the way probably tomorrow,. because it is too late here to make it to
> the post office....... Please accept my apologies, I am a long time
> ebayer, and have a super high feedback, and am not supposed to make
> them kind of mistakes, as you see, I sell some very high dollar items,
> and they always make it, and I have access to tons of those players
> cards and hotel cards, and have no reason whatsoever to hold
> out....... It was just an error on my behalf, and I would appreciate
> you not giving me a negative, because I am just getting started back,
> and it was an honest mistake, I guarantee....... I was even gonna send
> you two more........... Trying to make it right......... I can say
> this , but it was the wifes fault, she is the one who lost the
> package......... Believe it or not.......... But, i take full
> responsibility........... Please accept my apology................ I
> promise it was a weird weird accident........ to not have them in
> first package and then to lose the second package...... I am not
> supposed to make those kind of mistakes........ I think because I had
> a major car wreck in April and am still on heavy narcotics and my Dad
> Died July 1st, and since then, I have just lost it......... I cannot
> believe I make some of the mistakes that I do........ I will try and
> be more careful and hope that you accept my apologies..............
> Skeeter Dirck....