Its unfortunate the USA doesn't have E-transfers like we do in Canada makes this so much easier than dealing with third party payment systems like PayPal. But in my experience dealing with buyers and seller in the US is to make sure you have a good feeling about the person and demand at a min phone call and preferably video call showing the items being discussed. Also if they are not on a reputable site with feedback, like here or USA/Canuck audio mart that makes things questionable, I do not consider E-bay a reputable site anymore., And not "I joined last week and I have one persons feedback" types.
