Thanks for the advice. Lots of things have gone on since your reply.
1. I have brought this matter up with the local police department, and they've actually been helping quite a bit. The first day a deputy came to take information, he charged the seller with a "Grand Theft" and took copies...
I recently bid on a Ebay auction for an Online Game Account. The agreement through Ebay was $1200 for a "Ragnarok Online" (an online computer game) account.
He had, initially, excellent response to my questions about the account through emails and AOL Instant Messenger (All of which are...