Let me give a list of things the op did wrong..

1) As you can see from their chat, he didnt even ask the guy who he was, he just assumed.. Anyone could have added him as he has his skype on his profile for everyone to see. Anyone could misspresent himself and fool him.

2) As I said on nr 1, op has his skype on his profile.. Anyone can add him.

3) Op checked rank and not trust..

4) Op didnt ask for escrow.

For me you were asking for it.. Im not in any way supporting geraldo, if he did it, he is a piece of shit.. take this as a lesson for future trades.