[dennisw]

Not with my problem I think .........But he did say he lost out in the thousands due to some eBay problems.

[struwwelpeter]

My problem was with PayPal, and I finally got my $$$ back when California and Minnesota states attorney generals hounded them.

Of course this was for several thousand, so I don't think the SAGs would get excited about an $8 fee. I've some Ukrainian friends who now live in Budapesht, if you have that guy's address maybe we could scare him ;-)

You know, Ebay and PayPal started out with tiny or no fees and have steadily increased these while decreasing service. I suppose it's the nature of monopolies.

I found a neat site that I've had good luck with for my sort of toys: Gunbroker.com, which I understand Ebay won't handle. Good luck!