I feel for both sides on this. Obviously, the most important thing is that people either get their sight glass or their money. Looks like people are gonna get both. At the same time, if this guy is really going through what he claims to be "movie deal" worthy, then I think some slack might be in order. I have tracked this thread since it became a "where's my sight glass" thread. Having talked to its02003 through a few PM's and in a few threads, he always SEEMED like a good guy.
I see people's morals in a very black and white manner. I think some people are good people and some people are bad people. If he were to be a "bad" person, why wouldn't he scam EVERY person that sent him money via paypal? If you are legitimately trying to steal people's money, why follow through on filling some orders and putting all the effort into building, shipping, emails, etc just to steal a few bucks from only 2 people. That just doesn't make sense.
I'm glad it worked out, and I don't take offense to any of this. Hopefully he can get his life on track and come back to our community. If he does, I'm going to welcome him back assuming he gets these issues straightened out. After catching as much flack as I have for my stir plates, I can feel for him in some manner as for the "neediness" of some of our members. That is what I was speaking of in the line you quoted. That doesn't justify him not filling orders.
I have people PMing me for my paypal info on a weekly basis for stir plates. The bottom line is that I'm not accepting money til the product is done, tested, and in a box for shipping.