I will say it's good to see both sides weigh in here.
As the ping pong match continues, the ball goes back over to the OP...did the funds ever get pulled into escrow?
Regardless, even if they did, jetmechinnc you probably should have been much clearer about your steps and maybe just simply told the OP that you were uneasy and wanted to cancel the transaction. That's not much better, but still...