I bought a razor last month under those circumstances. The Buy It Now feature aborted and gave me a message something was wrong. Somewhere in the process, the seller's email address was revealed, and I went to PayPal and paid him. I then contacted the seller because the Buy It Now button remained. In this instance I was the first buyer because the seller emailed me back and said, "I'm glad you told me, I'll shut down the ad now."

Had I not been the first buyer I would have understood and accepted reimbursement. We are a community of friends and I would expect anybody who missed out on a sale under these circumstances to do likewise.

Gugi made an important point that this is not intended to be a storefront. I think the intent of the Classifieds is to find a new home for items that are no longer being used and to help the seller recoup part of his investment. It's kind of a letdown to me to have members selling and never fellowship with us on the forum. I like to buy from people I know.