Thank you so much for all the replies. They've been ever so helpful in finding out how ebay and rm work and i find it all **** poor. Ebay have closed the case and refused my refund. It's really put me off ebay and rm and I'll be ordering one of those cam doorbells off amazon, how are amazon with issues like this? I know they use a password system which seems pretty foolproof and ebay should implement it, no password, no parcel where only the buyer knows the password.
I'm beginning to think it was the parcelman who nicked it, I mean, why wouldn't you at least ring the sodding bell unless you've got some ulterior motive going on, and as someone said, it's that time of year when expensive goodies are floating about the place = peak nicking time.
I was angry at the seller to begin with, but I think even if they sent it signed for, a dodgy postman could easily scribble something as a sig and take it for themselves, is anything guaranteed anymore these days. I just feel everything is turning to ****, must be my age I guess lol.
Asking my bank is an interesting suggestion. I had no idea they could intervene in something like this, but if they did reverse the payment, wouldn't ebay be chasing me for the money then? And closing my account or debiting my bank again?