Bryce,
If you know this guy's name and city or state, I can probably locate him for you. My company does this for attorneys and law enforcement all day. We also work many fraud cases, which is why I am well versed in the Fair Credit Billing Act. I've had two people (ironically both from Belgium) try to sell me fake art through ebay. Each time I filed a dispute with the credit card company and the charges were reversed. This works for unreceived merchandise, broken merchandise, counterfeit merchandise, lemon products, auto repairs gone awry, and many other situations. You might as well make use of credit card services, especially if you pay them interest on a balance. Also in the past, Paypal would try to weasel out of credit card disputes by saying that they were not the payee, just the agent or "middle man". This did not last long as the credit card companies became wise and determined that Paypal used this to hide behind, therefore indemnifying them from any financial liability. I'm not certain who is a bigger scammer, the thief or Paypal. Sorry for the long post; but one day this may help. Bill