Insta-SCAMMED! :(
It always is a bummer to get scammed and especially when it's a high end pin. I'm sorry.
I do want to say though that trading through Instagram isn't all horrible. I've made more trades through there than through pinpics, dpf and facebook. I just make sure to research who I trade with. Look at their other photos, see how many people tag them in photos of a completed trade, are they offering a lot of hidden mickey's or legit pins? I've even meet an awesome group of pin traders who frequent the parks in person. I love my instagram pin family. They help me get pins at cost from DL and DSF when needed.
I think with any trading through the mail there is risk. It's too bad people take advantage of our trust
I hope you somehow get your pin back.
I do want to say though that trading through Instagram isn't all horrible. I've made more trades through there than through pinpics, dpf and facebook. I just make sure to research who I trade with. Look at their other photos, see how many people tag them in photos of a completed trade, are they offering a lot of hidden mickey's or legit pins? I've even meet an awesome group of pin traders who frequent the parks in person. I love my instagram pin family. They help me get pins at cost from DL and DSF when needed.
I think with any trading through the mail there is risk. It's too bad people take advantage of our trust
I hope you somehow get your pin back.