I'm 99% sure I got scammed by
u/Newbix_ in my unchecked excitement over getting a PM from them in regards to my request in r/nin for a 9/18 ticket stub. They responded and said they had two tickets since they were unable to attend after something came up last minute and asked me to make an offer. I threw out $20 and they accepted, so I asked if it'd be through PayPal. They said their account was still in the process of being validated so they could only accept through Cash App which is a Square app that only allows debit transactions.
Stupidly, I went forward with it and sent the $20 to their provided tag on Monday. They confirmed receipt and asked for my shipping address which I provided. It was only then that I actually viewed their post history and realized what a shady shitshow of a user they are. It was 100% my own fault and thankfully only $20, but I fully expect to never receive the ticket. I messaged again yesterday at around 5pm MT asking when it would be in the mail and they said today since it's their day off. They've been active on Reddit but haven't responded since and I don't think they will.
Sigh.
Since it's debit, Cash App has no recourse apart from requesting a refund, and my bank can't do anything either. I'm mostly pissed at myself for letting my desire for a hard ticket stub to the 9/18 show cloud my otherwise sound judgement. Idiot.