As mentioned in the trader section - i called this guy when i read this thread and he wasnt hard to get hold of. A couple of bad experiences doesnt make a bad trader.
i called him and mentioned this forum and he asked me to ask others to get in touch if unhappy. his mobile is on his website, but as a one man business, uve got to expect him to be pretty busy.
Writing AVOID AVOID AVOID is not fair I thnk.
Well, phoned him and left about 10 messages - never rung me back. Eventually got hold of him (although he never rung me back), he promised to send the item and it still hasnt turned up. Been ringing again and left a few messages - still not rung me back.
Note, I paid him by cheque on 24th September and it was cashed shortly afterwards with the agreement being that he would send the item a week or so later.
If he even bothered phoning back it'd be something...