Three years on from your post, it is yet worse, it has become endemic - trying to get a reply from a lot of sellers nowadays, is like trying to get blood out of a stone. I agree, it is very odd, also very rude, extremely unprofessional & wholly disrespectful. I have sent messages to four sellers in the last week, I've received no replies - my being met with radio silence is frustrating & infuriating - I think they do it on purpose. I even currently have one seller, who has ignored my original message, then, sent me a 5% discounted offer on the CD, then, ignored my resending of the original message, to which I STILL want & need a reply, before I part with my cash. When I saw, on the offer message, the "this is your chance to get this for a great price" spiel, that it was in Polish, I used google translate, to resend my message again, in Polish, only to be ignored, again. All I wanted, was confirmation, that it would be sent via Royal Mail Large Letter, only. The guy that delivers the parcels for Royal Mail here is a rampant kleptomaniac - I wouldn't trust him with a soiled nappy - he has stolen CDs, DVDs, clothing, perfume, I am not buying any more gifts for that clown! He pretends that transit damage happens all the time - he tears the packaging, takes what he wants, then delivers the remains in an RM "apology" bag. Since it's a different guy that delivers the letters, and, he is, it seems, trustworthy, as items sent via Large Letter generally arrive intact, I simply want confirmation, that the CD will only pass through the hands of someone that works for Royal Mail, that can be trusted with other people's possessions. I give up!