1. The OP has been a total jerk and poisoned the relationship fatally That's no excuse to keep his money
2. John has every intention of meeting his commitments and is close to doing so, and has no new info to share which if he did would likely only open him to more harassmentIt's been too long by any reasonable standard - a full refund is due immediately regardless of how 'close' he thinks he might be.
3. He has personal/medical/etc issues in the works Not the OP's problem, or anyone else's problem. Refund the money and *then* concentrate on your problems. This, by the way, is a much-abused excuse and is usually executed by scammers trying to drag out the process.
4. He doesn't have the funds to refund, and pride in admitting so is an obstacle Tough. Take out a loan and pay back what you owe. Sell some things.
5. He's a full blown crook that has figured out how to buy an off shore island on $50 mopar scamsThere's a lot more than $50 in play here. It doesn't take a full-blown crook to rip someone off. As a matter of fact, someone with a good reputation is far more able to do so (for a while, anyway)
6. Or some combination of the above.
This kind of 'activity' from a business turns my stomach.
