Charging More For Shipping Than The Ad States...

I'm assuming a full refund. Sellers will go above and beyond to avoid tarnishing their rating, as a bad rating will kill their ebay sales these days as well as hurting fees.

It could vary on a case-by-case basis. Yes a full refund could have been given, but the seller might have been nasty all the way through. Obviously this is not the case with this transaction, but it could go many different ways. At the end of the day he is doing full damage control to protect his reputation at any means necessary.

Glad to see the situation resolve itself in a peaceful manner.

Looks like everything worked out well. epikur, I commend you on sending back the initial payment. Typically it's better(as you have found out yourself), to allow the initial moment of displeasure and high emotions to pass, and then make a decision. Keep in mind, there are a lot of folks on here that sell coins and of course become very defensive when they hear of buyers mentioning feedback "stipulations". Every day is a learning experince,