Hi all,

I'm working my way through a somewhat sketchy Ebay purchase of a Rossin Record. I figured there was about a 50/50 chance of it being a scam from the start but thought the price and bike were good enough to give it a go. I bought it in mid-August, seller stated in the listing that he would be out of town until 9/3. I sent a message the day after the purchase, really just to make sure there was a person at the other end and got a vague, thank you have a nice day reply.

Fast forward to this week. I gave the guy the benefit of the holiday weekend and sent a message yesterday asking for a shipping update. No reply so I sent the "I didn't get my item" message through eBay today. A few hours later I get the "item has shipped" message with a USPS # and a separate message from the seller stating that he will ship tomorrow but I need to cancel the dispute, otherwise he'll refund the money. Interestingly the tracking # is from a different state than where the bike was listed.

So finally the question. If I close the dispute can I open up another one in a week or so when it doesn't show up? Does the window for the money back guarantee extend when a dispute has opened? Is this a typical scam pattern?