I'd be willing to bet that we've all had a similar expierience at one point or another. There's always gonna be assholes out there. Maybe you should go to the message boards that have all 50 states and post a message that your looking in your area. I wouldnt deal with that prick anymore. Chalk it up as an expensive lesson and find a new connection. My heart goes out to you, I know how aggrivating and dissappointing it is to be dicked around, just keep looking and asking around....good luck