As an alternative, some trusted members sell his bitcoin for PayPal. Try to check the currency exchange sections. If there's no thread that servers your purpose, you can try to open a new one.
Don't bitcoins need 6 confirmation in order to get fully confirmed?
Confirmation basically shows how deep your tx is in the blockchain. 1 confirmation is strong enough right now, it's fairly difficult to 'hack' the chain. So, even if it's only 1 confirmation, you can consider your bitcoin is gone already.