I just decided to mess with the guy a little and sent him a note with a bunch of questions, including why the stated mileage and the odometer picture don't match, accident history, reasoning for under market value pricing, etc...this is the email I got back, and incidentally it was the exact same email that my friend got...
Hello,
I'm very glad you are interested in buying my car.
It is a great car.Excellent condition.
Here are the selling conditions :
1) Before I ship/drive and/or meet you for inspection the car to you I request a minimum deposit of $2100.
2) We will use an escrow service which will take care of this $2100 deposit.
My lawyers advised that through an escrow company is the best way to close expensive deals.
Here is the link:
http://www.escrow-sd.com
The fees are very low (0.75%).
I'm already a member of them (XXXX (name removed by me) is my registered email address).
Also you can check my rating (14 positive transactions and none of them negative) by clicking "CHECK AN USER RATING" from their home page (just enter my email).
Here is how we will proceed:
1) start the transaction with me (or I can start it as a seller if you want,just let me know).
2) secure $2100 to escrow (it will act as a third party securing the funds).
3) after you wire the money , I will ship/drive the car for inspection to you.
IMPORTANT: When you start the transaction , write the first deposit value ($2100), not the total price of the vehicle, we will transact only the first deposit through the escrow service.
After you will approve the car, you will have to wire the balance to me and also tell escrow to release the secured funds to me.
This is the only way I can close this deal with you.
I'm a busy doctor and I can not meet all my potential buyers.
After the deposit is confirmed ,we can move forward.
Regards,
Slime ball....