How long is too long to ship?

At least this guy is answering your e-mails. If he was going to burn you, you wouldn’t here a peep. I know this situation is very frustrating and if your not polite who knows what will happen. One thing I will advise next time is to mail a USPS money order or find out if your bank has a local branch in his town (i.e. Wells Fargo, Bank of America) I generally don't mind checks if I can cash them close by. Otherwise a money order or pay-pal is the best way to speed things up. Of course if you have a moron for a seller nothing you do will speed up the process. Believe me, I've been where you are right now and can sympathize 100%. Hang in there and check your bank to make sure you know when the check clears.

Good luck and remember it's not an exact science:~)

kirk930, What was the guy’s feedback like? I'm starting to feel your pain even more than Ninjas. I have had a couple bad deals here but have never been burned for any money. Knock on wood. There is such a thing as stopping payment on a check but I won't mention it as not to make you nervous. Some people are a combination of rude and oblivious, which is to say they don't do a very good job of staying in touch. On the other side of the spectrum there are people who are the absolute best. Try to hang in there, I have been known to call information and get the guys home phone #. Needless to say they are always very surprised to here from the guy they've been ignoring on their computer all week. There are a couple other methods I use but would rather not discuss them in an open forum. Try a phone call. Also, ask yourself was the item really worth committing inter-state fraud over? Now might be a good time to get Agon involved, they will do there best to help. Good luck.