I thought this was going to be another public argument between seller and buyer...
but then wtuttle steps in and does Pinside and the buyer a solid by stepping up.
Honestly makes me smile.
Good show, gents... good show!

I'm confused... did the seller actually claim it had been shipped... but can't provide a tracking number or a shipping document?

Nevermind; that makes zero sense... because if the seller had indeed shipped; he'd have been screaming that he was due is remaining amount. No sane person would believe he'd sit on a balance because of "customs" issues.

OP.
Why haven't you submitted feedback of the seller on his page?
It seems 2 years is more than enough time... hell; after the runaround for a couple of months would have been appropriate.

What happens within your inside voice between your ears; is fine.
Generally tho; verbalizing it in written form - too much.

I don't think Derick "Martin" Gardener really cares tbh. He's probably been doing this for years under various names and gotten nothing more than a slap on the wrist. People like him are dirtbags; and really need to get some education.

Only as long as there are Pineapples involved.