For the sake of my sanity, someone rep Churchmouse. I just spewed coffee everywhere. Don't know about $40, but "50 bucks never killed anyone"...............................................before.
Might reconsider continuing to call until you get an answer. Shouldn't be to hard to get some kind of harassment charge against you to stick at this point. Intimidation? Dunno but wierder things have happened.
Quit bothering this guy's mom. You had a deal with sonny boy. Not her. For all you know he put their phone number as a point of contact without their knowledge.
Please leave mom alone. Personalize it; if you were the goof would that justify the guy you screwed bugging your mom? Tuck it away, lesson learned. Let rural king know if he still has his ad up. Karma will take care of this guy, what goes around comes around. You may not see it but it will be there.
If I'd had made a foolish business deal like you did and had then been so easily taken advantage of (by a young man / teenager no doubt), then the last thing I would do is tell the world about it. Consider the loss as business education and quit telling everyone how easy it is to pull the wool over your eyes or its bound to happen again.