Ebay scammer - I should know better than to buy a preorder. [View all]

Last edited Thu Aug 9, 2012, 02:39 PM - Edit history (2)

I bought a Dr. Who TARDIS lunchbox for my dd for Christmas in Dec '11. I missed the whole small print 'this is a preorder' on the bottom and when I saw it soon after I paid, I thought, no big deal as I had bought a few other items for my dd and it would be a late gift for her. It was supposed to be shipped out mid-January. I usually give things from the U.S. (I'm in Canada) about a month to arrive, so I started asking about it mid to end of Feb. Seller apologized profusely and said that the product had been delayed and all the preorders weren't shipping till JUNE. I was upset, but thought I'd be diplomatic in case the seller was being honest (99.2% positive) and I knew I'd been had as it was too late to get my money back through Paypal or leave neg feedback on ebay (lesson learned!). So it's August and nothing has arrived, but seller is now advertising same lunchbox as in stock. I sent a note telling seller now that it was in stock in this new listing, I expect mine to be delivered in a few weeks TYVM. I won't hold my breath.
I have half a mind to start a new ebay account and buy a cheap item just so I can leave neg feedback, and do a chargeback. Scammer.

Edited to delete name, as I just got a shipping notification. We'll see if I get what I ordered. I'll update later.
UPDATE in Post #8.