Hogspear? Anyone Know What Happened?

Captain Hogspear, one of the more eccentric eBay sellers from England, seems to have vanished, nothing listed for many weeks. He always had some one-off and unpredictable vintage items. Does anyone know whether his absence is a vacation or something more permanent?

Hmm, that's interesting. My 'Favorite Sellers Top Picks" Hogspear link shows ZERO items for sale, the exact same link that has always brought up pages of listings. It's shown zero items for several weeks.

Just checked it again. This is what I got - cut and pasted for accuracy:

Your search returned 0 items.


This Store currently has 0 listings. You can come back later or check other Stores.

Not only that but as I checked in several times, several weeks ago, his listings dwindled, day to day, until there were 7, then 1, then none.