crazykiddo, get out of here. If you can't read the thread you have no place commenting.
Poksak: You could give the seller (Bits of 8 ) a call or shoot of an message asking for their side of the story
Newdeal2014: You could give the seller (Bits of 8 ) a call or shoot of an message asking for their side of the story
Or you could both point fingers at each other and wait for the other to do it.
I would personally think the chances of it being #2 are greater. I find it somewhat strange that NewDeal2014 received a random PM from someone whose identity he refused to release.
If you add this to the fact that he was refusing to use escrow, I would say it is pretty convincing that he was planning on scamming the entire time.
For what it's worth the seller seems reputable on amazon. I don't see them sending a battery. So yes, I changed my mind. I'm leaning more towards #2 now as well. Either way the amazon seller may have some interesting details to share with the party that actually got scammed.
PS. I do agree that posting personal details may be a bit premature.