I totally agree that the communication has been less than satisfactory, but to use terms such as "thief", "ripped off" are uncalled for in my book. Believe it was a case of him becoming snowed under with work and it got the better of him. Do not believe for a minute that he had no intention of ever delivering on what was promised and paid for.
Fortunate to meet Spacies in Queensland this year and see some of his work first hand, top notch. I hope this matter gets satisfactorily resolved for all concerned.