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I would definitely talk to PayPal. Two months is a long time to wait.

Do you use wood arrows? I'd be concerned with carbons about gouging the other shafts when you remove one or put one back in. Wood shafts wouldn't be as much of an issue, I'd think.
is it pretty quiet?
I use a mixture of shafts and points.

I don't suppose you could post a picture of your arrows?

To clarify, I'm really looking for information, but more so personal experience from members here with different fletching types, and how they behave... IE: what does an arrow with two opposing feathers do differently than one with four long, narrow ones, and which type of fletch is more suited to what kind of arrow... Things like that.

Thanks for the heads up, Tony!
I'll look into ordering a new string when I order some more arrows, but that leads to some more ideas I have...
I've thought about making my own strings... I used to tie flies when I was younger, as well as built and repaired fishing poles, and nets and did a lot of similar crafts... it doesn't look like it is a very difficult undertaking, just time consuming.
I'll most likely get back into fletching my own arrows as well, it's been a while, and I was never very serious about it, but it is a good winter hobby, and a lot easier to find components for than reloading.
We'll see how many of my great ideas actually come to fruition... 
Anyways, I'm headed home to play with my new bow. I just showed it to my boss who is an avid semi professional bow-hunter... he was very impressed with it.
I just finished up a 3 day moose hunt with him, and was quite dazzled by all of his high tech (but not outrageously so) gear. Everything he had was practical, efficient and had a definite purpose, not like all of the typical bells and whistles tourist hunters we get up here. He almost had me convinced to go out and buy a compound. Almost, but not quite.

I think my first mistake was to slightly elongate the thumb hole before shaping, because there is a bit too much play now. I would have been better to leave it round, or even drill a slightly smaller initial hole and widen it a bit. The thermal forming process would have elongated it enough without help. You can see how I curled the back up a bit and squashed it down a hair to compensate.
Fortunately I have lots of this stuff to play with.
I'm going to try one out of Kydex as well. I make holsters and sheaths, so a ring ought to be doable.

The difference is the recurved section in a true recurve is flexible all the way to the tip, (dynamic) whereas siyahs are static/rigid tip sections that do not flex, giving the arrow more snap/thrust etc.

They look good enough, but I can't figure out where to buy them... their website seems like it is still under construction...
Although I'd be a little leery shooting korean style with broadheads that are sharpened on the trailing edge... 

Welcome from another new guy..
I'm sure you'll enjoy the forum and people here as much as I have.....