Precisely 30 days after winning the auction, he claimed to have never received the item. Given the sometimes slow nature of shipping to Italy, he should have waited at least 40. Further inspection of his feedback left for others illuminates that he has frequently left negative feedback claiming that he did not receive his packages, at least 5 times that I know of (probably quite a bit more considering the way eBay is so pro buyer). Unfortunately I forgot to insure that shipment because I didn't expect it to go for that much. Be it corrupt Italian Post Office, or a willful choice to defraud the seller: this guy isn't worth selling to.