I actually had good luck with ebob. I ordered the knight heads in february or march after e-mailing him and asking if he had them in stock in the quantity I wanted. He said yes, and I ordered the next day. They arrived in the same amount of time it takes my average UK parcel to arrive.
The big caveat is DO NOT order anything that isn't in stock. Due to ill health of both ebob and his caster (in fact, I think his caster is deceased...), if it's not in stock, it likely won't ever be cast again. A shame, I know. I love those spiders too.
Furthermore, if I'm leery about ordering from a seller, I use paypal or a credit card. That way, I have a paper trail. I've also had to contact paypal about a Canadian seller who never shipped after 3 months. They were really great and returned my money in full. The customer care guy at paypal said if too many people complain about a seller, that seller is no longer allowed to list as a paypal account. See, just proof everyone loves Canadians.
