Since that would again put funds in escrow, it means that even if he is unwilling to release the funds to you, at least you have a shot at resolving the issue through a mediator of LBC. But this will only work if he still has an active advertisement running, and that he has at least that amount of funds in his account.
Otherwise, your chances of recovering your funds are slim. Cash deposits aren't easily refunded or reversed by banks, when compared to debit card payments or transfers.
Why didn't you buy from several sellers instead or at least by doing several trades with this person? Better to make 10 purchases worth $1,000 than 1 single one of $10,000, especially online with unknown persons. I hope you can do something, think about doing what others advise you to do.
That's true. But I don't think that's the main problem here. Main problem is that OP was apparently lured into cancelling the escrow process. If he didn't do that, then he would still be able to dispute the transaction even if the seller goes rogue.
