I have recieved a personal e-mail from someone who works for the modelshop - if that is what it is. Their rating is 99.7% and have a lot of feedback comments, so appear genuine, and they now realise I am not messing them about.

With my bank refusing to pay I have offered to send a cheque through the post, if they refuse then the matter is closed. Mind you I am having to run my replies through babel into german so my e-mails may be complete gibberish to them.

Leo - the item number is 270229759114

ebay help is a complete waste of space, both e-mails I have sent them have had pre-written replies that leads me to wonder if they ever read them in the first place.

Andy - I may be in touch very soon.

Trev