Thank you, Matthew. That was the missing piece of information I needed. It looks like pirate closed his eBay account or was suspended. I didn't take the time to check because I was too excited to post this:
http://myworld.ebay.com/icdp2icdp2 = I see da pirate tooIt's all coming together now. Pirate stringing people along, the increased talk on Quantum Mechanics on this forum, and the main character in the book I'm currently reading--Discipline--plays a cello, a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. Fifths, as in rum.
~Cackling Bear~