I went thru a similar experience with instyleshoe.com. Here is what happened to me:
I had about 200 pairs of brand new in the box shoes, and I decided to sell half of them quick because I was moving back to Taiwan for some unforseen reasons. I contacted Steve because I knew he was one of the few could buy these shoes off me at once.
He first asked about a list of shoes that I wanted to sell. Fair, I wrote a detail list and fax him the next day. I waited several days, and there was no answer. So, I contacted him again, Steve said he lost the list. Of course, I fax him another copy right away.
Anyway, I waited several days for his offer. The offer was pretty low, but I was ok with it, since I need to get rid of my shoes quick. He told me if everything goes well, I will receive my money within 2 weeks after I send in my shoes.
Here comes the problem. After I sent my shoe, he told me his money is kind tight, so he can only send my a deposit first, then he would wire my rest of the money later. I agreed. After I received my first depoist, no more money was coming to my account. At that time, I was already back in Taiwan. I e-mailed him several times, and he always promised me I would see some money in my account. Of course, I did not see anything. I waited and waited, and I stared to call him on the phone from Taiwan. Calling international is very expensive, and I had to do this constantly. Steve always had some excuses, things like he was on the road or something. I did receive some money in the whole process, little by little, but it was really annoying. At the last time, I had to call him and leave him like 2 messages saying I was going to take legal action against him.
Yes, I received all my money, but it took me about 7 months. Do I think Steve is a fraund? Probably not, but I don't think he is a honest business man.
I don't care if your company is understaffed, because it is not a excuse for not paying people. Period. I have no problem with his pricing of shoes, because this is a free country, and he is not doing anything illegal. However, it is the way he does business that fraustarted me. Since then, I have not bought any shoes from him, even though he does have some stuff I want.
