I don't think he's left the country yet, he was still trying to sell his surfboards last week.
I'd just sell the ropes on but there's no way I can recoup the money I gave him by selling on the ropes I now have
Why not? Your link lists the new price of the 8.4mm as only £10 less than the 9.4mm.
So he is just ignoring me then?
Would you pay £200 for a pair of 3 year old used half ropes? You can buy new, dry treated ones for that money.
He'd replied yes when I asked if he was selling
these, which helpfully come in the same colours as the ropes I now have.
Yes, I do feel like an idiot and the old adage "if it's too good to be true..." still holds.