commiserating! I just got f'd by a UK seller who "forgot" to ship the stands with some old Pentachord speakers I bought for a premium price.
I opened a ticket with eBay as soon as I received the package, which was promptly closed automatically because "the package has been delivered". So apparently sellers can ship an empty box and they consider that enough, buyers don't deserve any more.
I guess I was due for a rotten deal, given how much I've scored off there.. but sadly I'm done with them for a while, gonna stick to usaudiomart and the Canadian version.