Can I take an internet scam to small claims court?

I was wrapped up in an internet scam in which the person and I struck up a deal to ship each other merchandise as a trade. We had talked several times on the phone and I have numerous texts and emails about what we would be trading, how to ship the items and when to ship them. The person seemed trustworthy, and although I knew it was a risk I agreed and shipped my merchandise. This was totally personal, two people that met online. I sent about $300 worth of merchandise and as you probably expected he sent an empty bubble mailer. He strategically did everything so that I would not know if I was being scammed. I have many pieces of information that show what we both agreed to send each other including texts and emails. Is this worth small claims court? I know it is a small amount, but it would be worth it to me to get the merchandise back if possible. Thanks so much.