The guy from eBay finally sent me a reply:
Dear ginsuvictim,
im not trying to get rid of it--merely get the mfgr's attention to his problem--ive been told by several of you helpful ebayers about this--i may have to go there but not before the scrupulous mfgr gets a black eye--thanks a lot---bill
- bill-timscbx
This guy's an idiot.
Just proof that you can't make some people happy none of the time.