Re: Best vacuum packer? (FoodSaver alternatives?)
I don't know if you resolved this yet, but before I saw your post I ordered the same Item from The Vak Shack and was concerned because I heard nothing from them at the time of order or when the PayPal payment cleared. I emailed and got no response, but today I got a second contact number from their Facebook page for Don at 717-512-5500. I called him and a short while later received an order confirmation. I'll update here when it ships/I receive it.
It turns out that Derek--one of the owners I think--was unfamiliar with PayPal's clearing procedures for a bank transfer/e-check and marked the order non-paid because payment was not attached with the original notice of the order. I don't know if that's ideal, but I'd never had PayPal delay payment on a transaction until this one, so it's plausible that PayPal changing the process for check payments caused confusion.
I'll update if I have any other problems.