myvettes,
This deal is not worth your peace. 350.00 was lost due to a risky choice in my opinion (blind trade). Any deal has the potential to take a dive at any time... like a lottery... it was your time. I am glad you got to keep your car still. If you never find the answer to what really happened, do not loose your peace over it. It is not worth being wronged, then loosing your temper on here at the same time. I have been watching this thread from a distance & I am still curious how the fact the engine being blown came into play right before you guys were ready to close this. Theories are all I am hearing; as the other party is has never showed up. Is he a member here on RJ??? Can we check to see if he has done a read only on this thread/subject?
Anyways, we are pretty good here at looking at BOTH sides of a scam... as many of us have seen a suspect scam complaint be turned around & end up being the posters smoke screen. This is why you are getting some questions & unfavorable answers from the members here. Don't let it get down too much... try to keep your cool. People that FLIP OUT tend to look disparate. This is all my opinion... we have to be open minded or these things do not get worked out sometimes. If you puff your chest, other people will do the same thing. Good luck, Scooter