Sorry about your situation. I had bought something from him about a year ago and things went ok but I picked them up in person. I tried contacting him other times about things for sale and got no response. You can also try posting on 3ZC since he used to post there also but I don't think he is on either forum as much as in the past when he was building up his car. I've heard stories about bad transactions (only ones that involved shipped items) and also issues with vendors but can't say for sure. Good luck.