He needs to probably contact his bank that issued the card. That would be my best bet. Most banks are willing to work with you if fraud is involved (and you can prove it).

Yeah, I'n going into my bank today. I've got a sinking feeling that I'll never see my money, or those minis again....

Thank you for all the suggestions, you guys are way more helpful than the ebay live chat people were.

Same with me. Regardless of how this turns out (and I do hope you get your money back), if you ever buy again online you should use paypal. Keep after eBay, I was under the impression that as long as you do your transaction through them you're covered.

Remember that PayPal can also link directly to your other accounts as well and paying with a Debit card is no different than paying with a check most places these days. In some cases the Debit Card may even be worse.

I know why Debit Cards are good for people for a number of different reason but while they may look like credit cards they don't have all the protections that a CC is guarenteed by law. When you are using the Debit Card through Paypal you have an intermediary helping to regulate the transaction.

A few years ago I had my first bad experience with ebay (a booster box of Magic) and because it was a preorder I didn't get my complaint filed within the allotted time slot (30 days at the time although I think it is up to 45 days after payment now) so PayPal and Ebay weren't all that helpful. My CC company on the other hand reversed the full amount of the charge. At most I believe I would have been liable for $50 worth of the fraudulant charge.

I currently have one active complaint against an eBay seller. A couple weeks before Christmas I won auctions for a couple pieces but haven't seen or heard anything about them since I payed for them. Shortly after that auction I won one from another seller and got that item, through the USPS, before Christmas and even got a package from Amazon that didn't ship until DEC 21 before New Years. I'll see what Paypal will do but I'm not afraid to go to my CC company about what is actually a relatively small charge.

HAPPY ENDING!!

Recieved my package today!!

Seems that the seller was moving house and hadn't thought to post it.

So happy, and relieved that it all turned out ok in the end.

Thanx to everyone who tried to help out with this.

Sure as hell not postive. Neutral at most. Feedback is for how good the seller was, not just whether or not you received the item. I'd give him neg as well.

It's about communication honestly. If they mess up or are busy, they have the responsibility to tell you. I just bought a Dash RS for 9.50. The guy said he lost it, and I was pretty pissed, but he offered me 5 Uggies and a Mous Droid to make it up, which moneywise, I got a great deal. Still don't have a dash , but the seller made an honest mistake and worked extra hard to fix it. Most ebay sellers who mess up have been like that for me.

Well, because I thought I'd been played, and because I'd had no communication, I had already given him bad feedback before he finally got in touch with me. Even then I was very skeptical, didn't think I'd ever see those minis, but yesterday when we came home, there was the package on our doorstep.

It was foolish to not use Paypal, I'll never make that mistake again.

I now have my first completed set!

i think i remember seeing that auction,the fact that a few of the pieces were missing cards was a reason why i didnt bid.
i sell minis on ebay when i get duplicates of rares and very rares and i will not sell to international bidders nor will i buy from them.
i have learned the hard way that it is to much of a pain in the butt when it comes to dealing with buyers and sellers from overseas.