Thanks Barry. Although I am not a member yet, it seems as though dismissing something like this as an "oh well" type of scenario is really detrimental to the entire organization. If anyone is interested in learning more about the situation with this seller, here are the links to the threads on ChipTalk where the scam originated.

The initial thread that I started:

http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/want-buy-want-trade/32211-curseofthorn22-robbed-me.html?highlight=curseofthorn22

And his nonsense reply:

http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/want-buy-want-trade/33010-my-reply-thread-started-e-rich.html?highlight=curseofthorn22