I have never dealt with firebirdcrazy1959 but i do remember reading this thankyou post no long ago:
http://216.178.81.108/forums/showthread.php?t=443047 . Seems he has had a few blips as far as a timely delivery but none the less, happy customers seems to be the general concensus.While i agree that things happen on the sellers end of it and agree that if that it happens, it should be mentioned to the buyer, i think sometimes we as buyers can get a little uncomfortable if it is not on our door within a couple of days and may tend to tell a little white lie to keep the peace momentarily.I see this gentleman selling parts frequently here and i would not hesitate to buy from him based on his consistant performance of delivering the goods.I personally ship the part out same day as the funds are received.Some people just want/need/expect the part within days and i don't want to deal with this type of situation.O.K. you have realized a few inconsistancies in his story, is it that bad you feel you need to threaten/tarnish someone to resolve this situation by giving him an ultimatum? I'm not saying you are wrong for this and i'm sure you don't care what i think. This gentleman has been around for awhile here on PY,although it can happen, i don't think he is a fly by nighter trying to scam people and you'll get your part/s, his track record seems to show that. Good luck and may there be a happy ending to this.