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He trusted me more than I trusted him. We exchanged numerous emails and I provided more photos in response to his queries. He called me several times, and I asked him for references for prior purchases in the US, which he provided. After we agreed on a price and terms, he wired the funds directly to me (I set up a new account to accept the wire, as I didn't want to give him my regular account number). Once I was comfortable that the wire was confirmed and irretrievable by him, I delivered the car to his shipper. I was a little uncomfortable with an international wire and spoke to my bank about it at length. Since my buyer has other purchases in the US, and had some contacts here in the form of family and an established shipper, it was my initial preference to receive payment through one of them, but this was going to take too long and I didn't want to lose other prospective buyers. I had wanted a deposit in order to hold the car and reflect the buyer's commitment, and we tried to do this via PayPal for $500, but PayPal ended up putting a hold on the funds for some reason (which made me a bit more suspicious). Ultimately, he sent a wire for the full amount and a copy of his wire confirmation from his bank, and that was enough for me to take the car off the market pending receipt of the funds (which took four or five days). It was easier than I thought.
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