Did Alex's brother get a refund after all?

Here is the "official" response from Pixelotto:

Dear Phil

The prize fund fluctuation was purely a technical bug on the site and its now been rectified, no one received a refund.

Best regards

Aaron

So did Alex's brother get a refund for his ad after all? Maybe they have decided to call it a "technical bug" now to stop any legal problems? You decide...