[Artoemius]

I agree. Begging is a skill, and this scammer is already a professional in that respect.

If he was 16 or 17, it probably wouldn't be too late to tell his parents, although that depends on the family. 22 is way too old for that.

In addition, I think the author should at least release the details of the eBay account to the public to make them googleable in connection with the scam. Since it was the eBay account that convinced the author to go first, it can convince other people too.

[xan0v]

Scream 'doxx' if you want, but the right thing to do here would be to educate the public about this guy so the rest of us can steer clear. The rest is up to the wronged here.

[geek_at]

I didn't write it in the blog but I sure as hell shouldhave looked up his account on reddit.

Later found out that the very user he made the deal with me was banned from most trading subs.. my mistake, glad it worked out for me though :D