No reply after he sent the .zip's, also sent him multiple icq's to no avail, then started seeing the multiple future threads about others having issues reaching him.
The original ICQ log where he was cool with the price:
(8:31:26 AM) mBerk: price for a theme is 200
(8:32:07 AM) 240208: ok give me a minute checking those out
(8:33:47 AM) 240208: what forms of payment and what turn around times
(8:35:01 AM) mBerk: epassporte, about 2 themes a week... i just have a kind of fulltime job now, so have little bit les time for themes, usualy turnaround was 2 days for a theme...
(8:35:37 AM) 240208: 2 days seems awful quick for custom themes
(8:36:58 AM) mBerk: but you can see what i do.... i have one order that i'm working for a week at...
(8:37:14 AM) mBerk: test version is here swallowdeep.com
(8:37:20 AM) mBerk: it's non-adult theme
(8:37:48 AM) 240208: ok
(8:39:09 AM) 240208: you do nice work
(8:39:25 AM) mBerk: trying to do my best
(8:40:30 AM) 240208: I need essentially two themes that are the same thing but different colors, very simple just the CSS would change for the different color not many graphics
(8:42:23 AM) mBerk: if the layout of themes will be the same, and all elements - same, i can do such two themes for $300, so you get $100 off and pay as usuall one WP theme price.... most designers take about 300 for wp theme
(8:43:18 AM) 240208: it would literally take 2 minutes to change some of the colors in the stylesheet so i was thinking $250 ish?
(8:44:54 AM) mBerk: hm... if you need little changes, i think that we can have that deal
(8:45:50 AM) 240208: i need to write up what im looking for and shoot it over to you