Update: I do not have my money back in hand yet. But he did agree to make it right (after some resistance on shipping both ways). He is a man of few words so no explanation of the mix-up. I almost didn't bid because I asked some preliminary questions before I bid (barrel length and weight) and always got short, non-specific answers. i.e. "about 30" and around 7lbs." also asked for bore dimensions or chokes and the answer was "out of town - no way of getting that for you".
In hindsight I should have been cautious and not even bid, but his rating and number of transactions made me take a chance. To his defense... He seems to be making it right and he does have good feedback. I will leave an "acceptable" feedback myself if all ends well.
