Originally Posted by
repechage
He offered a wasted period saddle instead.
On the offered saddle, the frame may have been recycleable. I tried various approaches to resolve the issue. This was long enough ago that the current eBay rules were less defined.
at the time the transaction value of the saddle I was expected was between $150-225.
I hear you, or should I say, 'been there, done that.'
I have my vices, but I am not a gambler. Except for eBay. Ebay is definitely a form of gambling, and sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you don't. Sometimes you get outmaneuvered, like the time I bought a pair of "alloy" fenders. I complained, after they arrived, that they were steel. Seller replied "steel is an alloy" and, of course he was right. He still misled me, but... eff it. You win some, you lose some.