What happened:: I made a post on here requesting to buy giftcards. Exhibit A: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2134247.msg21331752#msg21331752 and I got no replies but tons of Skype requests. So I sifted through who I thought was legit and who I thought wasn't. I check the trust levels for some folks and decided to go with arcusgoldsales [skype name] Not sure of username unfortunately.
He has an account on sythe (link in reference link). I sent him $80 worth of BTC because that's all he would accept. He says he hasn't received it and I show that not only did he receive it, he forwarded to another account. Coinbase did take a while, but I feel like he used that as a way to say he never received it.
Scammers Profile Link:
Reference Link: https://www.sythe.org/threads/1537393/100-000-orders-delivered-www-arcusgold-com-use-sythe6-coupon-code-for-6-off/
Amount Scammed: $80
Payment Method: Bitcoin thru coinbase
Proof of Payment: http://imgur.com/yJZRzS2
PM/Chat Logs: http://imgur.com/a/NYuss
Additional Notes: I would like my BTC back. But I'm sure I won't get them. I just hope this doesn't happen to anyone else. Even though they may have a ton of vouches and trust, they are still capable of scamming you.