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I think it is of the utmost importance to vet a seller. There are a lot of sellers just looking to make an honest transaction. Simple questions like:
"can we hop on a call?"
"can we facetime?"
"where do you work and can you prove that?"
I had someone in Wisconsin buy a watch off of me. He found it on ebay and we transacted off of ebay. He did all of the above, we even exchanged photocopies of our driver's licenses. The transaction couldn't have gone smoother. Verify you know who you are dealing with, that way, you have recourse in a situation like this.
People are so scared of a telephone these days... If you're transacting with someone for $5, $10, $20k, the buyer and seller have a right to have questions answered.
I have an expensive watch listed and if someone isn't asking questions like above, for me on the seller front, it raises a huge flag.
For the OP, hopefully you've got some of the guys information beyond where you wired the money, hope this has a positive outcome for you.
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