Just had this reply and a refund from Mark....
Hi Barney,
I really don't know what has gone on with the stuff I sent out. I sent EVERYTHING to everyone on the 22nd November, and yet people are emailing me to say that they haven't received their stuff. I can only assume that they have got lost in the fantastic Royal Mail postal system somewhere, which wouldn't surprise me given that everything was sent during the postal strikes.
I haven't been on Retrobike lately, as I've barely even had time to go on the computer to do anything other than search for a job (I was made redundant a couple of weeks ago so my mind has been on other things).
I can assure you that I'm not trying to rip you, or anyone else for that matter, off. If the tyres ever turn up, could you please let me know.
In the meantime, I'd appreciate if you could put a post on Retrobike to say that I have refunded you.
Thanks
Mark
I have no reason to disbelieve him and I don't want my previous experiences to make me too cynical going forward, so benefit of doubt given...