ebay question- please help

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Posted By: david Poses

update:
I received an email from the buyer. This is the email, copy/pasted, for your enjoyment:

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David, I can understand> My wife is only getting 12 hrs a week, if that . I will dug up the money& pay you tomorrow. When I get my check, I would lie to buy some more cards if you have some i need from you I need. Have a blessed day in Jesus name!!!
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While surely it goes without saying that I feel badly that the seller's wife is barely getting 12 hours a week (I am assuming he means "of work," and I am also assuming that whatever she does is not very lucrative), this is still UNEXCEPTABLE to me. So I wrote and said that if I didn't receive payment before noon today, I would contact eBay via the "buyer didn't pay" thing. (Thanks to everyone who shared that route with me- I barely ever sell anything on eBay, so I had no idea what my recourse was).

To answer the question someone asked: "Why can't you sell the cards now?" - The cards I sold were either duplicates which I upgraded or did not fit into my current focus: "Yankees/Highlanders ONLY." Because I have an excellent ability to talk myself into anything which leads to accumulating more cards, I look at this failed transaction as a sign (from Jesus- who else?) that I really should own two E-90 Hal Chases, etc.

You guys are such a great resource. I truly appreciate all the responses and the humor everyone brought to the situation.

Thanks again...
d

PS: Is it possible that the buyer has a T206 Wagner in his dead grandfather's attic which he could sell to pay for my cards?

PPS: The verdict on outing this guy doesn't seem unanimous. As such, I won't post his name, but am happy to share the details if you email me privately.