After reporting to tankist1 that the phone would not charge, that I have
tried multiple things to get it to continue charging, he replies:

> According to the item's description, we offer to check the phone 
> before shipping to escape any possible problems. As we remember, 
> we did not get such a request from you, so there can be no issue. 
> In any case, we suggest you to visit your local cell phone store to 
> determine what is wrong, is it the battery, charger or the phone 
> itself and why it does not work.

So, he feels that this is my fault.

I'm leaving this here as a record for dealings with ebay user "tankist1"