[Neweller]

Ted, that is an interesting pickle you are in. And being an avid ebayer for over 10 years know how they can be. This is not a $50 item and could turn into a big

problem if you don't dot every i and cross every t. How far away is the guys address from you? He may have not died but had a medical issue or something come up. I

had a ebay deal for a piece of equipment and received the money but was waiting for a response from the buyer for a couple of months after the item was returned to

me. It turned out he had a stroke and the wife contacted me finally and so I refunded the money back. Yours has been a much longer period of time. I would think

something similar happened. The guy could have died and there could be a probate issue going on and if that's the case you there could have an issue. I know if you

can prove you did all you could to contact this guy like send him a registered letter and if it comes back to you, I would then file an abandonment claim or lien with

your local county dept. following whatever procedures they may require and resell the unit and be done with it.