Coming from the other side: Several years ago I bought a boat from a guy out of state. He was pretty worried about a scam and I can't blame him. It would be several weeks before I could get over there and I needed him to hold it. Luckily I have a sister very close to him. I sent her the money and she went over and handed him green cash. Once he had the money, he was very nice about it. He even delivered it to my sister's house for me.
