On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 22:11:51 GMT, "Courtney Thomas"
wrote:

The seller would accept no phone calls, had no parts or manual, and became
quite abusive upon my expressing my displeasure at his dodgy behavior and
lack of ANY help whatsoever.

Make sure you post negative feedback on EBAY if you haven't already.
Most experienced EBAY buyers will not go near a seller that has any
significant negative feedback.