I was lucky enough (I thought) to win a Beocentre 4000 (the first time round), with a set of S40s and an iPod-DIN cable for £5, but the fun I've had trying to get hold of it has been extraordinary. Firstly, I messaged him and suggested a pickup date 2 weeks from the sale. He replied that they needed to be picked up immediately because he was moving abroad at the end of the week, which he hadn't mentioned in the listing. I therefore arranged to go down the following day, and then got a message to say "Oops, sorry, I've dropped it and it's broken, I can't complete the sale". At this point I feel pretty sure that he was unhappy to sell it for the sale price, and was trying to get out of it. I replied "That's no problem, I'm happy to take it broken; please let me know the address, and I'll come and get it".

I then get no response until the pickup date has passed, so I send him a snarky message saying he's ripped me off. He comes back all hurt, and says he's having it repaired at his own cost, and he will still sell it to me for a fiver. It'll take 2 weeks, but his parents will pick it up, and I can get it from them. He then goes silent, and after the two weeks is up, ignores all my messages. The last day when I can open a case on eBay was a couple of days ago, so I open one. He comes back and says sorry, it wasn't possible to repair it, it's cost him loads of money, but he can't complete the sale. I repeat that I'm happy to take it broken (come on, a fiver is a bargain just for the speakers. Frankly, it's cheap for just the iPod cable). He then comes back and says that he has just found out his parents are on their way to him in New Zealand with a 6 month visa, and are going on to America, but I can have it when they come back, if I like. The guy has a line for everything.