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Thanks for your input, kloveland -- wise words and advice to be sure.
However:
1. It is impossible to contact Jimmy. He does not have (or does not give out) a current phone number or email. He does not respond to messages sent via eBay and rarely to messages sent via Vacuumland.
2. My point in this, before I realized who had done the lousy shipping, was to alert other eBay users. I had no idea who was packing his stuff but assumed it was him or his eBay helper leisurelady65. Before I posted my diatribe I talked with other people who had bought from him and they had also received poorly packaged goods -- sometimes there was damage and sometimes not. And each of those people also knew others who had experienced the same thing. That's why I decided to say something publicly.
3. I have sincerely apologized for doing so (albeit "on the bottom of page seven"), but I do still just ask people to bear in mind just how upset I was. Again, put yourself in my shoes and think about a machine from your favorite brand that's so rare you've never even seen one before and try to imagine how I felt when it arrived ruined because of absolutely negligent and careless packing.
Thanks, one and all.
[this post was last edited: 4/5/2016-13:40]
