Looks like you learned a hard lesson here....Never and I mean Never send parts before the check clears unless you know this person or are certain he is as good as his word.
I learned that as a teenager while with my fathers business.
I am sorry about what happened, turn it over to the police, post office and internet fraud division.
Get your money back and post details about this person, we have a tendency to help those that have truly been scammed.
Post his name, address, phone etc.
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