Pathetic
Gentlemen; you are indeed correct.
Quite simply the buyer sent his money, the seller confirmed receipt and spent it, and through his post confirmed the buyer never got the item.
No excuses, very simple- Buyer sue the seller, and use this email thread as additional back-up, you'll win and probably get legal expenses and you will be able to watch the judge absolutely lay out the seller who by his own admission cannot come up with $250 in 9 months-Pathetic.
BTW, seller, you owe him the whole nut, plus an apology.
later,
Scorp