Lost in the Post!

[Clara Oswald]

So I won Clara's River Island dress from the 50th a little over a month ago and it has yet to arrive from the UK So I'm counting it as lost in the post. Has this ever happened to any of you? If so, what did you do about it? I told the seller that if it didn't show up by Friday that I wanted a refund.  Did you give up on an item if it got lost?  I'm pretty upset as I got it for a steal RIGHT after the 50th aired and since then all I've seen the dress go for is high prices.  It's rather discouraging, as I don't think I'll ever see it go for that low again. 

[Laain]

It's not a cosplay item, but I believe an item I just recently bought from a UK seller is lost in the post or maybe it's just late because of the holidays. I will probably be asking for a refund if it doesn't show up at the end of the month. Though I may just forget it since it didn't even cost that much. It does discourage me from trying to buy any clothes for cosplay though as I would be spending more on them.

[Clara Oswald]

Well, that does encourage me, because I'm thinking the same thing, holiday issues.

[Snowy]

To give you a little hope, my wife ordered from eBay in November and only received some of her items finally in January. The postal service over here has been very busy during that time, and who knows what delays customs will put on it.
But they did get here in the end.

[Clara Oswald]

IT ARRIVED!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I had totally lost hope! Thanks all for your encouragement!!! The only disappointment is that the top button is missing. It's a cloth button so I'll have to track down either a cloth button that's the same colour or a white one and colour it by hand. That was kind of a let down but I am SO overjoyed that I got it!

If this ever happens again, how long do you all think I should wait before I report it to Ebay for a refund?