He lost the money through trading shoes.
He sent Doernbecher 4s ($500) and Lebron 10 EXT Corks ($600) and expected to receive Yeezy 2 Pure Platinums ($2k+). He chose to send first and his packages were delivered today. The guy blocked him on all social media and blocked his phone number after being asked when he was going to send the Yeezys. There's technically no law protecting anybody here as this was a trade and not a legit transaction.
heh shoes are stupid
moral of the story:
don't be stupid