yep, it sure as hell does. engineering type math is a handful yet doable .....but its the simple shit like adding & subtracting that has always lets me down!  my claim to fame is and always has been .....   " i make a hard job look easy, and a easy job look hard".... go figure thanks m8 and have cracker new year!

thanks for pointing that out. just had another count... hells bells, i cant even count properly! must be earlier than expected onset of dementia setting in...or far to much time on my hands. more than likely both!  getting far too ahead of myself there aren't i. i generally have had no trouble with any trades at all as i always relyd heavily on studying the feedback prior to bidding. half assed it this time tho didnt i. the only times i have had any form of hassel with trading is when myself has listed vehicles without putting "terms & conditions" within the auction. learnt that the hardway...

Thanks for the info 3 weeks in time given from date of purchase = 5 January 2026.  A dispute shows here must be lodged within 30days so cant wait around endless. Appreciating that the Xmas period always has foreseeable impracticability but there is 6 working days in that time from 22ndDec2025 to 5thJan2026 Past 2years of feedback shows a recurring theme concerning poor communication/shipping/problems with product to mention a few. Trade is not plain-sailing, is non-normative process/practice. Hit and miss. True dat, should have researched the feedback prior to bidding and i normally do but ...

ok  i see. that helps. i think the buyer used a credit card to buy, so im guessing that the refund will go back to that origin of payment. thanks again for the info. all has been very helpful. as i was fretting a bit there a little like oh hell, how do i sort this ... cheers

hey thanks for that info Gary. first time iv ever been paid with ping. i usually untick that payment option. the funds have already been paid out from ping into my bank account so i guess ill have to transfer it back into my tradme account and go from there and hope that catches the ping refund to be made. waiting for buyer whom ive given possible solutions, to contact me etc. i like that the success fee repay gets sorted like that. thanks for the  help there.