I have been reading the previous thread which Futura and have been awaiting response on the developments on his situation. Thanks for giving us an update and I feel for you mate!
I believe that when you agree on a deal with someone, you stick to it and not have tons of excuses. As a photographer, reputation is very important and all this is causing both parties a lot of anxiety and discomfort.
If you refund money you are expected to refund the same amount of money in the same currency back to the person who you are refunding to.
It is very interesting to hear what Daniel's opinion on this and why Futura did not received his original amount. This is purely a discussion and not offending anyone.
I am a penpal user too and I understand that when a full refund is request, the fees are refunded back to the seller. So I cannot understand Daniel's reasoning really.
I was interested with looking contacting Daniel regarding some backs but I do feel rather hesitant now.
:-)