I got a big beef with an EBay dealer in Modesto, California. Here it is almost November and I am still waiting for my refund from last August. I'm pretty sure he's figuring on keeping it but I'm determined myself to get it back. I've filed complaints with everyone who will listen and I think this might be a good place too to warn everyone that sewdoctor2 is a fraud and a cheat. DO NOT buy his 'Heavy Duty' sewing machine from any auction as it is junk. 6/26/06 I won an EBay auction for an Industrial Walking Foot Sewing Machine Leather Buster. Auction #4471577832 for $199 plus $49 shipping. Auction was through sewdoctor2 and his morseinternational store on EBay. The listing showed Pay Pal as one of the payment methods accepted but when I went to pay the only option I was given was sending a personal check. I wasn't particularly happy with the change and in hindsight I should have ended it right there but I sent the check, he cashed it, and sent the machine. I received the machine and it appeared to be in good shape when I opened the box but I wasn't able to use it till the next day as I had to go to work. I then tried sewing with it and the best I could make it do was make pretty round holes in the fabric. It appeared to me to be out of timing then but I kept messing with it. I changed thread. Tried different weights of thread. Tried different sized needles other than the ones sent with the machine. I threaded and re-threaded the machine and bobbins but nothing made it work. I came to the conclusion that it was out of timing. I then went to the instruction booklet sent with the machine and there was a section on how to retime the machine. It advised me to take off a cover and insert a screw driver in from the other side to loosen a screw to reset it. I found the hole to insert the screw driver but there was no screw slot I could find so there was nothing to turn to loosen. After close to a week I concluded I couldn't do anything with this 'paper weight' and contacted sewdoctor2 for permission to send it back. He sent his blessing 8/9/2006 and through UPS I sent it to Steven Herbert, Morse International, 537 McHenry Ave, Modesto, CA 95354. This was the return address on the invoice in the box I received. I had forgotten about an email sent to me to send it to Vac Sew Doctor, 1321 McHenry Ave #C, Modesto, CA 95350. That is his brick/morter store which does appear to exist as I found it on an internet search also. Somehow UPS found the right address and delivered it 8/26/06. It was signed for by Steven Herbert. Since the machine has been received there, I have been totally ignored and todate have not received my refund. I went through EBay and they sent me a name and phone number to try to contact him. We're not supposed to give this out per EBay but I'm pretty sure that's a fraud also. The sewdoctor2 site is registered to a woman. Anyways to continue I contacted this phone number to talk to someone in person and only got 'Jim' on a recording telling me if I have any auction questions to email him at sewdoctor2@aol.com. I have done this twice but no answers yet. I also contacted EBay again with current results but haven't heard back from them yet. I sent sewdoctor another email today giving him 24 hrs. to contact me by email and another 7 days to receive a check in the mail and have it in hand. I advised him if there was no response I would be taking further steps through law enforcement. I found Sew Vac Doctor on the internet in Modesto at the 1321 McHenry Ave #C address with a phone of (209)523-6978. So I have three names, two addresses, two phone numbers, an email address and no one is willing to talk to me. I have sent numerous contacts to him through EBay and have been totally stonewalled. I just want my money back. It shouldn't be this difficult. If anyone has any more ideas I would certainly appreciate them. I've filed a complaint through the internet fraud site. I've spoken to our local law enforcement and have a friend there who has FBI contacts. I really just want my money back but the longer it goes I really think I should also get interest on my refund money since Herbert is probably making interest on it. Tanx for letting me vent. I feel some better at least.