He claims to be in Rome. I sent him another e-mail saying I had a friend in Europe who would be in Rome in the next couple of days, and asked if my friend could inspect the car. Here's his response:
Hello,
I have already 5 possible buyers and I can't wait. I need to be suer that you will buy the car. So if you are rally interested send me your name and address in order to contact eBay Square Trade and start the deal But for your safety in order to eliminate any concerns I suggest a deposit of $5000 and forward the transfer details to Square Trade so they can check the deposit, and only after receiving and inspecting the car you will send me the remaining balance. This plan is a common way of transacting business over the Internet and internationally.
Regards,
(his e-mail address is
jaytipi@msn.com)