Been sold some lies and dreams

[Escy]

Butter Face said:

OP have I seen your username on the Civic forums? Do you break cars for a living?

I don't.

[Escy]

amusingduck said:

You've lost 500 at most, no?

-1750 for the car
+750 for the engine
+500 from scammer

= 500 to recover from the rest of the car.

I guess it depends on which way you look at it. I've sold a £2250 engine and then had to re-sell it at £750. That's how i'd have been making a court claim. The advert for the car was basically an engine advert with the car tagged on. http://www.swapz.co.uk/swapz/4629597/Toyota_Celica...

It doesn't matter anymore now. I'm not going to screw the scammer for more money or grass him up, I asked him for £500 back which he gave me.

Pork911, you seem to have changed your tune on the whole blackmail thing. I used "leverage of threatening to go to the police"

pork911 said:

blackmail aside the leverage of threatening to go to the police seems his only realistic option (this far down the line)