Sounds like typical actions of a con artist. Never send money to someone without feedback unless you are willing to lose it. Hate to see people always learn the hard way.
it took me almost 2 months to decide if i should buy from him or not.. i was just a lurker in this thread then and patiently waited for feedback from people who ordered from him and got their batteries.. so it was not just an "immediate" decision as i am very much aware of things like this since i worked for ebay/paypal before..
never really expected this to happen since a lot of people got their orders from him...