Did he bargain with you at all with the price? I just think it is kind of weird that someone from states away would buy something sight-unseen, and be willing to pay shipping on top of that. Do you have it priced so far under what it is worth that it is a steal. Also the fact that he has "money burning a hole in his pocket" yet he doesn't have enough to pay for it in full. On ebay at least you have a little bit of backing from them if a deal goes bad. I would be really careful.....