bad experiences buying on line

I too am having a bad experience but not as clear cut as yours. The seller shipped me some cables that were in terrible condition but graded 8/10. He is new to the site so I have laid it all out for him but he seems to be quite truculent and I regret that this one too may end up in a feedback war and eventually in Audiogon dispute resolution. As for your problem, it's time to send the seller an e-mail explaining that you are contacting Audiogon and then doing so. They can resolve many of these issues behind the scenes without making the dispute public. From past dealings with you I can say that you are an Audiogonner of the highest caliber and am dismayed that this would happen to you. Best of luck with it.
Marty

I wrote to the guy and told him if he did not respond to my e-mail I would contact AudiogoN and the district attorney in his town. When I said this he finally responded and claimed to just have gotten back from vacation. That was on Monday. Today I tried to get the tracking numbers of the package and he informed me he had sold the Phono Section to someone else and would be sending my money back. I am dissatisfied with this but haven't told him yet. I don't want the money I want the piece!!! I wonder if I could/should still go after him? It's been over a month now.

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN! Don't let your love for the audio piece cloud smart business choices. It could be worse ex: no money/no product. How can you trust him at this point? Chances are if he is not straight up with his business dealings, he was not straight up with the listed condition rating either. It could arrive in lousy condition. Another good deal will come up. I have dealt with many sales via the internet (I am a dealer) and the unfortunate reality is you will eventually end up crossing paths with a flake. You just happen to cross that path early in your trip. For the most part... we have great group on AudiogoN.com. It is by far the best A/V internet trading site worldwide. IMHO, kindly tell him that you will happily accept your payment returned in official form (bank check). It is not worth the gamble. This hobbie has some great people... he is not one of them.
I smell a skunk...

Watch out for very cleaver buyers who claim problems with purchases - They buy a similar item they already own and replace parts from theirs with the parts from yours AND claim YOU have committed fraud! Happened to me a few times. Mostly with vintage gear-

Get your money back ASAP first of all. Do not let this guy sweet talk you or try to make it seem as if he is still reasonable - he's disrespected you more than enough already for you to completely write him off and take immediate action to protect yourself if it's not too late. Tell him by phone you're arranging to have the payment picked up and overnighted back to you and are eating the charge. If he sounds evasive and balks, try to cancel or stop the payment if you possibly can and eat that charge, but your money may adready be gone. Contact the local law enforcement like you said, and by all means get Audiogon on it without further delay. You've been too kind up 'til now. How much dough are we talking about here anyway? Best of luck, and keep us posted.