ebay feedback?!?

just after some opinions here guys...

the story is... i bought a melo exquisite base jersey parallel on US ebay on the 05/02 and paid for it within minutes of it finishing!! the postage cost was$10 for global priority:shock: but i really needed the card so i bought it anyway!!
over 3 and a bit weeks later (after i emailed him like a week and a half ago) i finally hear from him and he says and i quote -
"Evan-

I am very sorry about the delay. The card was sent registered mail yesterday 2/27. I do not go to the post office often since I can ship most items on a website. The post office has had lines of over two hours waiting in order to send confirmed items. I got fed up and waited yesterday because it has been so long.

Thank you for your patience,

Dan"

then i ask for a possible partial or complete refund since it has taken so long, and he says "but it cost me over $10 to ship it"

i dont want to start a dispute through ebay etc, but do you think if i leave say 'neutral' feedback, (when i do finally receive it).... would that be warranted??

let me know what you think?

Negitive feed back would be warranted for that sort of wait!!! 3 weeks and a crap excuse to boot....

The only issue you have is with potential backlash....ie. him leaving you negative feedback!!

How was it paid for?

What did it say in their listing about when they post items out, and when you need to pay by? (usually 7 days to pay, 24-48 hours to post, USUALLY).

They sound remorseful, but to hold something for 21 days before posting it, is pathetic....... they make it sound like they waited 2 hours on one day, and didnt come back for weeks....

p.s. who's the seller?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5229235131&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

that is the link to the auction scotty, but to answer all of your questions:

- paid via paypal
- he memtioned a delay in delivery way back in August last year (it was a best offer listing and has probably been listed for a long time) so basically, no mention of a possible delay
- his ebay name is 'lakertoughguy' with over 2000+ positive feedback at 98.1% positive!!

I'd tell him that as you only have 2 days remaining for PayPal protection, you have no option but to file a complaint.

And refund him when the item arrives (if PayPal award you).

Else, if it "is posted" and you dont received it, you cannot claim.

Actually, I think it's 45 days???? Not 30 days from date of payment...

GL with it Evan.

I was hoping for the sellers sake that he lived somewhere cold and that he'd been snowed in or something....but seeing he's in sunny LA, he's got no excuse and deserves what's coming.
Still if you eventually get the card a neutral with full explanation is probably all that is warranted.

Did he happen to leave you positive feedback as soon as you paid for the item??

If so then let him have it with a -ve otherwise I would either leave him a neutral or no feedback at all

The only thing that would stop me giving neg feedback is the possibility of receiving retaliatory neg feedback in return.

If he's already left positive for you, I say let him have it to teach him a lesson. Otherwise, preserve your own rep first and foremost.

I learned that the hard way.