I’ve been nothing but civil and understanding to this guy. Givin him the benefit of the doubt. Giving him nothing but time. I’ve tried to message him I’ve txted him daily I’ve called multiple times. It’s been 3 weeks since original purchase of my dream Wimbledon. I’m definitely not one to jump the gun on situations like this. I’m sure we have all been hurting for money one time or another. I don’t know if that’s the case with him looking at what I can find on him but again I’ve tried talking to him about just paying the money back the way I paid him within minutes of his posting and I gave him my word if the pending funds show up I will send them directly back. No response it’s been 5 days without a simple txt back. It’s very simple he had one task to do to make things right
You have been nothing but understanding. This is by no means your fault and there is nothing you could have said or done that would have changed the current situation.
Even without my DSM handy, I can safely say that you are dealing with an unbalanced narcissist. He never expressed any feelings of remorse other than "I had a rough week you should deal with it." As the thread continued he was making jokes, "mixing it up" with the peanut gallery, and grandstanding...showing photos of (untagged) gen watches. He more than likely loved being the center of attention. His posts went from being properly spelled and concise to aimless blatherings loaded with grammatical errors. He discontinued comms when it no longer served him.
His attempted subterfuge once outed was laughable. "I intentionally planted all of my personal info/career/etc. to fool everyone." By all appearances, he seems to have a stable career and would not be in a position to steal a few bucks. Maybe he gets a kick out of all of this? Narcissists are known for having odd "twists." Whatever his motivations are, he owes his buyers.
@Cbellestri, I don't think it would be unreasonable if you were to attempt to contact his employer in order to resume comms. Perhaps he will take notice if you were to leave him a message at his work ext or even his boss.