What an amazing rant.

If I wanted to throw money away I could think of more enjoyable ways!

I see nothing unreasonable about seeking to have my money refunded so I can spend it with a seller who does communicate, post the items paid for & provide a service. I have no control over the price a seller sets his items no one is forcing him to do it. I'm guessing that you pay full  price asked when buying groceries on sale in Woolworths? If however the seller sets a price & doesn't honour the contract I don't see how that becomes my fault ?

In fact I spent $16 on top of 100s of dollars I have spent on ebay & gumtree buying plants from small sellers for our that  garden we haven't been able to develop in 17 years. I will reinvest that money with other sellers on Ebay. 

I don't get any joy out of it & this is the first time I have ever had to request a refund on Ebay. I felt obligated to warn others of a problem stating  the facts. The problem being he is not posting anything. If there were a problem I would patiently wait if the problem was communicated. However it was not. Time to move on. I have a garden to plant before winter!