Man, what a saga. Paypal has been excellent i will say that. If paypal doesnt come thru, then my bank will. Thats a given. 

This is why dealing with Mark C is so dam easy and such a pleasure. I have never met the man, yet sent him lots of $$money for parts n pinball machines  etc, u always get ya stuff quickly, its always so easy. I wish every ebay seller was like our good mate in Melbourne. I have been spoilt. lol   

The USA seller and I just had a long long telephone conversation. Lets see what happens. 

Feeling a bit more confident. But the big lesson here is that 45 day ruling ebay has. If ya dont do a claim before the 45 days, ya will never be entitled for a refund. If ya dont pay by paypal, ya will never get a dime back either. Ohh what fun it is dealing with overseas.