You had a nice chat with the fellow because he was robbing you. First flag should have been thst the auction was not over - 2nd flag was that you were communicating with them outside of forum (I assume this because until recently you had limitations) all you needed to do was to share the txn id. I would ask - what did you receive and from whom did you receive a message with a different address? Or a link to communicate outside the forums?
There are scammers constantly watching these threads to prey upon buyers and sellers alike.
Yes, I get it. Whoever it was, was very good. VERY good. I normally am in high-defense mode when buying things online. It is entirely my fault I let this slip through, and I got took. It's true that I am new member to this site, but I am a veteran of IT. I've been lurking a long time, but never really posted before.
As I mentioned, if I had just simply figured out that I was scammed, and was treated decently and had some help in figuring out what really went on, it would have been no problem on my end. But instead I was met with a stone wall and a countdown timer.
So, now it's paid again, unless I've gotten scammed again. And if so, I just can't pay it a third time, and I'll just have to get reported.
So... are you going to say who scammed you? Screenshots?