I had a similar experience. Asked a Yahoo Japan seller if he would ship internationally. He agreed to. I deposited money into his bank account but never received the WWII Japanese Naval cap I won. When I complained to yahoo Japan they said that he was no longer a registered user. I lost out on approx $200.00
Mike
Here are 2 photos from this weekends sword show and shinsa in Chicago. The first pic shows the show floor and the second shows the Shinsa.
http://images.photo.walgreens.com/349%3A%3A%3C%3B%3A8%7Ffp69%3Dot%3E2326%3D%3C66%3D339%3DXROQDF%3E23237855862%3B8ot1lsi
http://images.photo.walgreens.com/349%3A%3A%3C%3B%3A8%7Ffp6%3A%3Dot%3E2326%3D%3C66%3D339%3DXROQDF%3E23237855854%3B5ot1lsi[/img]