I bought a used 3.0 911 engine off ebay. Well, let me rephrase that. I gave some one $3,500 for an engine they didn't have and that I never got.
Wire transfer from bank to bank is a one-way ticket (away from you). Throw-away cell phones suck. If the law enforcement cyber crime unit in your town has only one guy, he'll tell you he's too busy stopping kiddie porn to deal with your trivial little problem. Besides, if you can afford a Porsche, then $3,500 probably isn't a big deal for you (according to the officer who took my complaint).
Lessons learned.
angela