I have sent the vouch copy recipient BTCForJoe a PM explaining the situation and asking for the e-books. If I receive them, I will share them privately with other scammed members via PM in order to help recoup losses if needed. If not, I will PM other vouch copy recipients in an attempt to find what he was selling.
I'm not 100% sure what Method 1 is but I know Method 2, as it's what he was supposed to be doing with the funds as well:
1) Trade fiat for BTC
2) Take BTC to Purse.io
3) Set order for items you can sell locally. You get a min. discount of like 15%, so you can sell for 5% off and still get 10%+ profit per sale
4) Trade fiat for BTC
5) keep the cycle going