[radhaz]

Hmm an employer not wanting to help get involved in a employees personal faulk-up, that's just odd. If the incident happened was work related then I can see them getting involved ie he wanted the engine for a vehicle to be used on-site. But if it's a personal matter then you've pretty much already stated you know what to do, either get it from him personally or get the local authorities involved.

Dishonest people suck, they make trading/selling online more difficult than it needs to be. I truly hope you stick this guy for everything he owes you plus the time and effort you've had to invest into this.