Here is what it looks like to me:
Items were ordered, shipping information not given but payment sent. Is this why he was on a private list? Setting this aside from those with shipping information?
By ordering from that advertisement, you were agreeing to a No Refunds policy. Did you not realize that? Once they were ordered, it is done.
Why was shipping info not given when ordered? That's a lot of BTC to risk. Could it be you were hedging against the rapid devaluation of these units since the larger, faster miners were hitting the market? The taxes/shipping to your country are YOUR concern, not the sellers.
Do you not take any responsibility for not inquiring in a reasonable time frame on the whereabouts of your already paid for items? Again this is a decent chunk of change you plopped down but failed to send shipping info. This really comes across as very peculiar.
Now, it looks like you want the seller to eat the devaluation of these items you ordered while you get a full refund. You are basically screwing the seller hard if indeed the items are sitting there, in hand awaiting shipping information. If he was going to cheat you, why would he buy the items? He can not recover the full purchased value at this late date.
Both have dropped the ball on notification but the buyer more so as he risked a lot of BTC but failed to follow up on the shipping.
All these accusations are meaningless at this point. Both sides need to work out an agreeable solution.
I think your spot on correct. Not that
Beastlymac needs my agreeing with him, as he's doing a far better job strengthening his position on his own.
When you made the purchase of these items, you agreed to the terms and conditions agreement for participating in said purchase. The parts you are focusing on
curiousminer may be frustrating to you, or not the ideal situation you wanted to be in when you initially sent payment and agreed to the terms, but it doesn't change the only 'fact' that matters in this.
You are asking questions over and over regarding the date these miners arrived at his residence, and why communication wasn't quick enough, and all these parts of the situation that unfortunately are irrelevant to the situation
at this point in the resolution.
All that matters here and now are a few very simple facts:
Is he a scammer? He is not. It is already a proven fact he has issued I believe roughly 40 btc (don't quote me on that exact number) in refunds to countless users.
Are you entitled to a refund yourself? According to the terms
you agreed upon, yes you are. One of the Two items you purchased entitled you to roughly 1 BTC refunded. The remainder of the order (Beastlymac correct me if I am wrong), he has in hand, and is ready to get it shipped out to you as soon as an address is provided. I also believe he had included an alternative to having these shipped to you, which is to auction them off on this forum, to which you would receive the proceeds from those sales in addition to the 1 BTC refund you are entitled to as we speak buddy!
I understand you want all your money back. I understand you canceled your order 5 days after paying. I understand you are either unhappy/unsatisfied with his communication (time frame or otherwise). I don't think anyone is overlooking these statements you keep repeating. The problem is, when you paid on the 5th. You agreed to the terms and conditions set for this purchase. and after the 7th (when the order were placed), all the other points pretty much became irrelevant. If you wanted your money back, canceled your order, or had an issue with communication between the 5th (date you paid) and the 7th (date order was placed), you would absolutely have a valid point and concern on this purchase.
I think
Beastlymac has proven above all that he is not a scammer, and is doing everything he can to work with you on the options you rightfully have left to resolve this situation. Trust me buddy, a scammer does not refund 40+ BTC to numerous people, a scammer would not offer you the refund on 1 item, as well as several options regarding the other item (again, all of which you agreed to upon paying). But most of all, a scammer would not have been as honest, professional, and straight forward with you as he has throughout all your questioning. It may not be what you want, but you should be thankful he is giving you what you are entitled to fairly, whereas if you had made this transaction with a true scammer, you most likely would not only get nothing at all back, but you most likely wouldn't even have heard from the guy ever again.
I am not the most well versed person, obviously, so I apologies if this sounds like just a dumb down version of what everybody else was saying before. :-/
Again buddy, I understand everything you are saying in this thread. Just the key fact, the only fact that matters, is after the 7th, when this order was placed, all those things you are saying are irrelevant as the situation stands right now. The only thing that matters is, are you receiving what you are entitled too fairly, and the answers is Yes. It's not Yes because of an option, or because any one person says so. It's a Yes because you personally agreed to that when you made the purchase on the 5th.
I think I already said this once before, but be very thankful that you weren't dealing with an actual scammer, as it would be a very rough situation if you actually were stolen from.