Not knowing what kind of pieces you bought, could it be possible that the guy is using a drop-shipping company ("taking orders" on eBay which he then passes on to the shipper, a separate company, for filling)? That might explain the HUGE window for shipping time that he leaves himself and the lack of an option to combine shipping.
Also, FWIW, it's impossible to change things like shipping times, description, etc in eBay after an item has sold, as they lock all those details once an offer or sale has been made.
Regardless of whether the "out of tubes" excuse is legit, I would be surprised if the seller's feedback doesn't already reflect buyers' displeasure at such a long shipping time. My experience has been that, regardless of what you specify ahead of time, many buyers will voice their displeasure in feedback at the slightest provocation. If you don't see any such comments in his feedback, then perhaps this actually is an isolated incident. Either way though, he does owe you some sort of answer to your legitimate question/concerns.
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