Hello dear,
Why do you make transaction with a newbie user?
There are a lots of website that do what do you do but not with newbie
Is not a big lost but now you know,NEVER deal with newbie user without escrow
Also deal only with escrow if you think that person is scammar or not trust,take care next time.
I think it because he is also a newbie.
Maybe he did not know how to use escrow service,
Yeap, for OP, you should learn from this experience. Never deal even with someone you do not know well without escrow even it is only a small amount.