I offered them a 50% refund because they won't stop emailing me.  We'll see if they take it or not.

If anyone was looking for Celebration Luke... he's shown back up on Amazon (Prime):

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Series-Skywalker-Figure/dp/B00CG5WVW2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1377106080&sr=8-8&keywords=star+wars+black+series

Hmmm. That's a tough one. On one hand you seem to have clearly stated what the auction was, but on the other hand it's bad to have a dissatisfied customer. It depends how much money we're talking here. Can we see the auction?

I don't see why not... - for the record, I misspoke earlier, this auction was for a left shoe... "Left Shoe Sample Only" is what I said.

I had 6 total shoes, and on the four that didn't get bought early I added a note with 3 or 4 days to go that said "I've gotten a few questions, so I want to re-iterate that this auction is not for a pair of shoes. It is for one sample shoe (right shoe) - auction is for collectors or people looking to replace one shoe."

So, I don't anticipate any problems with those... but I could see people who just look at the photo, assume that no one would ever sell just one shoe, and bidding without thinking twice.

I'm not terribly worried about it I suppose.  It was $40 and I ate about $3 on the shipping ($6 didn't cover it).  Over the years I've gotten 3, maybe 4 negative feedbacks and every single time it was from inexperienced dolt over-reacting or mis-understanding something and just leaving feedback.   

It's hard for me to see how eBay could side with the buyer if they do end up opening a case. The item description was clear and obvious, you had pictures, and it clearly stated "No refunds".

"I do not want this item don't like" is not likely to be considered a compelling reason to rule in his favor.

He can't really complain that the item is "signifcantly not as described" either which is the usual ploy. They will be able to review the communication history and determine this was just buyer remorse.

The only wrinkle would be if he does send it back to you. Not sure if/how that impact the ruling. They might actually ask you to re-ship it, but I don't see how they could force you.

That's my thinking too, that he shot himself in the foot (yuck yuck) by starting the conversation off about how he didn't like the item. 

It's funny how Lucas took years to make each of the prequels while Disney can pump one out each year. I wonder if that says something for upcoming quality.

They'll have different teams doing different films, so whether they'll be good or not will depend on the quality of the B-team more than the pace that they're released.

and how about Sim Aloo

Yes!  And the other two remaining dignitaries.

I was thinking about this today, but what do you think the future holds for the SW line once the movie(s) start up?  If things hold true to the original plans, there could be some sort of Star Wars movie every year for the forseeable future, which offers a lot of toy opportunities for Hasbro.  Do you think the line may go more towards the current Legends/Mission Series format of 5POA?  Then, there's the upcoming Rebels series as well.  Will we see seperate "animated" and movie lines.  Also, where does that leave characters from the OT, or the PT?  Do you think we'll see figures from those movies, or are these last couple of years the last hurrah (at least for a little while)?  I guess there is a chance that maybe the 6" line will be the avenue for people who want classic characters, while the smaller scale will focus more on the current movies, television, etc.  Of course, they could have multiple lines covering everything, you never know.  I kind of get the feeling that if we get a Rebels line, it may not go the animated style route that CW did, and may blend more with the regular line, but who knows.  I do wonder how much we'll get from the past movies when the new releases start up though.  I know when the ROTS line was going strong, we didn't really see anything from the OT, and the same could be said for the other prequel movie years for the most part.  Anyways, what do you think the future of the line is for 2015 and beyond?

Just thinking about it makes my head hurt.  I was secretly looking forward to the idea that Star Wars had run its course... that I'd sit back and look at a giant wall of 3 3/4" figures and finally have a complete set.

In the meantime, I'm past 30 now, and what started as a small hobby at age 15 has gone 10 times farther than I ever thought it would.  I'm getting to the point where pulling the plug on everything other than OT is creeping into my thinking more and more.  As excited as I am about the new films, I can't fathom trying to keep up with movie releases every year from 2015 until who knows when.  By 2025 I'll be 45, and no offense to 45 year old's here, but I don't particularly want to be doing this at that point.

I think Army Builders are the next thing to go... then maybe Prequel Mini-busts.

Do we know when the K-Mart 2-packs are supposed to show up? 

And Alec Guinness.

That was never a problem for me, since he was Obi-Wan before I was born.  But, yeah, he was big.