EBay classifieds fraud to the police?

Yes, I know I don't need a timpani. I just wanted the Nintendo Switch so badly that I put on pink glasses and transferred the money.

Since the fraudster did not pull the product off the net after I transferred, I became suspicious and wrote to him from my second account and he replied immediately.
should i go to the police? Should I use a lawyer?
Sad greeting

How much money is it?

an attorney costs money if you want to sue

Do you have screenshots of the offer / sales process?

Securing evidence… If no e-delivery arrives in a reasonable time, put the seller in arrears, threaten to report and report if necessary

Display

Maybe he has several of them and doesn't want to keep hiring again and again.

Ask why the product is still online.

Be careful how it goes on.

Ask if the money is already there and a tracking number.

Yes I have screenshots of the offer and the chat history. The ad was taken down yesterday because apparently a few more reported him.

I think I didn't really explain what happened in the second part. No answer came after I transferred. Then I asked with my second account about his pain limit regarding the price and he replied immediately. That means I already know that I was screwed

220 euro

So without a timpani.

When was the purchase, when and how should it be shipped? Insured shipping (parcel) or parcel shipping = uninsured. If uninsured shipping has been agreed, you bear the shipping risk if the seller e.g. Can be proven by a witness.

When did your transfer take place?

If all of this was done within a reasonable timeframe, you should file a criminal complaint against the bank account holder (copy of the transfer slip). Once this has been determined, you can submit your civil law claim. The individual steps can be followed here: http://iceolli.de/mahn/ If individual links no longer work, you have at least the key points for your approach.

So there are two different ways you should go in case of fraud:

Criminal law
and a little later civil law

Nobody can predict what will come out.