An eBay dillema...

About a month ago, I won an eBay auction that included 24 different AGD items. I had promptly sent in my payment to the seller and, because I thought it'd be safer to send in a personal check, I was aware that the check had to clear before she was going to send it out...so that was going to take a few days.

My payment was sent in, MANY days go by, so I decide to check out what was going on with this girl. I knew that she had many other auctions going on at the same time as mine, so I wanted to know how those items were doing.

Get this--the girl gets her account suspended by eBay. I call my bank to see the status of my check, but I found out that it had been cashed already. Apparently her account had been suspended because of a growing number of negative feedback. She only had 2 negatives when my auction had ended, and as I checked again, the number had grown to a total of 5.

I then requested her contact information from eBay, only to find out that eBay didn't have her current information. My payment was sent to Imperial Beach, CA. Her eBay contact info listed her as a resident of Lincoln Park, MICHIGAN!

Being the wannabe internet detective that I am, I did a quick search on her name, and I found her homepage. I read in her guestbook that she had been a student at Western Michigan University...and that she is an ALPHA GAM.

I had informed my chapter advisor (as well as some of the alumnae) of the situation, and she told me that I should file an online fraud report with eBay. eBay was going to do all it could to investigate the situation. Being that the total of the item exceeded $25, I am entitled to their insurance refund.

Here's where I need help. Do you think that I should inform IHQ about this? I don't expect IHQ to resolve my situation, but my advisor reminded me that this is a serious situation--considering the AGD name was involved, and the two individuals involved are AGDs. I've been told by our alumnae that sisters can even get "blacklisted" by IHQ. I just can't believe that a fellow AGD could do something like this!

I've given her ample time to try and explain herself...I've emailed her at the address that she provided...and I've waited around long enough!

Any kinds of advice will be greatly appreciated!