I have become Ringmaster in the Thieves Guild and recieved the special gloves from Gentleman Jim Stacey, After doing the first "new" quest, to return a Hlaluu Locket, Jim disappeared from behind the Rare Books in Vivec.
Is this a bug?
I can't go back to do more quests, and since he is the last quest-giver, I cannot raise level...

anyone else? ideas?

"ra" in console will (hopefully) bring him back.. unless he's dead..

no you asked for thew gloves after you completed all the main quests while he was still there. now that your ring leader he said he was taking a vacation. you needed to do the bal molagmer quests before you did his main quests. if you killed hard-heart then you kinda messed up the bal molagmer quests.

dont worry though there was no rep to gain from it just the satisfaction of doing some REALLY BORING quests