[LargeFormat] Non Received eBay Ries' Tripod

[tripspud]

Hi,

      I bought and paid for this Ries's B style tripod:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2969705186

and never received it.  I've phoned four times without result.  The seller
has 100% feedback rating, but is no longer offering anything.  I suspect
the seller has died, but I could not get a straight answer from anyone of
several people I  contacted and never spoke to the seller, though one
person said at one time they were getting ready to leave for a funeral
that afternoon.

     I guess there is little recourse as I did not have seller's insurance.
It's
like lossing at Reno or what?  These B model's are hard to find as well
as being out of the dough.  The payment went through Paypal some time
ago.

      Plus, now, the seller's contact phone number only brings up a busy
signal for the last few days.  This is my first eBay experience where the
deal fell through and I got burned.

Thanks,

Rich Lahrson
Berkeley, California
trispud@transbay.net