Lightning at Clearwater Beach

Another cool picture from my office.  There was a heavy lightning storm.  So many that I was able to time it and catch one on camera.

Universal Studios

Went to Universal Studios and Wet 'n Wild this weekend with the Acostas: Chris & Gabi & Spanky, Irma, Ingrid & Jose & sister, Ivan & Cynthia, and Isaac.

ebay problem

Last week (Thursday July 30, 2009) I won a used copy of Ace Combat 6 (Xbox 360) on ebay for $19.50.  I promptly paid via paypal.  I was pretty excited because I've been talking with my friends who were all getting it so we can play online together.

I thought the seller so_flossy would ship the game the next day.  Friday evening, I checked the winning and saw that it hadn't been shipped it.  I gave the seller the benefits of the doubt and waited some more, giving him the weekend off.  Maybe he would ship it on Monday.  Monday came and went.  I sent him a message via ebay asking about the game.  No response.  Tuesday I sent another message.  No response.  Wednesday I sent a message saying I will file a complaint if I don't hear back.  Still no response.

So today, Thursday, (a week from when the auction ended), I opened a case with paypal/ebay.   Hopefully things will go well.

Follow up (August 10, 2009):

Here is what was said in the paypal disput:

From Buyer - Karn Ratana-Aporn
8/6/2009 07:31 PDT
I won the item last week (July 30, 2009) and promptly paid for it via paypal. It's been a week. The item doesn't appear to be shipped. I tried contacting the seller three times with no response.
From Seller - Aaron Childs
8/6/2009 14:55 PDT
Whoa there. I have 248 positive feedback. Pardon me, I sent all the games out earlier in the week, so I have not checked my email in days. Rest assured you will receive the item as it was shipped earlier in the week. Will scan a receipt of the postage paid to ship you the item, and send it to PayPal if this escalates any further.
From Buyer - Karn Ratana-Aporn
8/6/2009 15:09 PDT
I will wait. But I would appreciate it if you could at least mark the item in ebay as shipped. Not getting any kind of response was a bit unnerving.
From Seller - Aaron Childs
8/10/2009 15:51 PDT
A bit unnerving? You obviously didn't read what I just posted.
From Buyer - Karn Ratana-Aporn
8/10/2009 17:42 PDT
Yes it was unnerving after paying for the item within the hour then not knowing the status of the item for a week (including no reply to my messages). At the very least, marking the item on ebay as shipped would have helped.
Anyway, I received the game today. It is in good condition. Thank you.

I received the game today.  But it was postmarked August 7, 2009 (a day after he responded).  I don't know if he would ever ship the game had I not raised the dispute.  Anyway the game is in good condition and I'm pretty happy with the production, but not so much the buying experience.  I decided not to leave a feedback for him.