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Thanks for your replies Joko. It was a last minute deal on ebay. A private let. He has one piece of feedback relating to the caravan, and it was positive. I don't think it was an outright scam, i'm pretty eBay savvy on this sort of thing - usually! I think it was a fledgling idea that got nipped in the bud by the Holiday Park. I've now managed to get Paypal to send him an email on my behalf, as they have admitted that something like a holiday will be paid for well in advance, and may fall out of the 45 days limit. I've also spoken to my bank and been told that the onus lies with Paypal to sort this out. Paypal also told me if i don't hear anything from the seller within 72hrs to contact them again and the Police and Trading Standards will be involved.