I'm sure this is exactly what happened. Must have been a nice shock for him when he went in there and the owner wouldn't sell him any feeders or anything until he made right. Unfortunately this is what you have to do with some people. I'm still amazed that this guy scammed someone in his own town that knew where he lived though. He got LUCKY your friend didn't go back over there and put a brick through his car window or something... Most scammers would never dream of scamming anyone who could physically get at them easily.