Charlene's reports

I hired this firm to do a small and very simple website for me. The man's name is Keith Smith. I found him on Ebay. He asked me to pay him outside of Ebay to avoid fees that Ebay would charge him. He said he was giving me such an unbelievable deal, that the fees would cut into what little he was charging me. (Mistake #1) I was giving a 2 week turn around time.
He gave me a song and dance about how great he was, how creative he was, how fast he can turn around my project etc, etc. I paid him $119.00 in July 2009 before any work was started. All I needed was a professional looking home page, as I would be adding to the site myself after it was completed. I sent him ALL the pictures, logos, a copy of my brochure, and all the content.
To make a long story short, time went by. I made contact a few times and got several lame excuses. 1.) He went out of town. 2.) His mother was sick. 3.) ...