martyb
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I've generally had pretty good luck dealing with people in similar situations. I used to do a fair amount of Ebay buying & selling, and while I did have a few slower payers, there was just one guy in Houston, a realtor, who gave me the impression that shipping me the silver commemorative coin set that I had already paid him for (around $200 or so) just really wasn't a priority. After a couple of months of waiting & emailing back & forth, I told him that unfortunately for him I had his name, business adress and other pertinent info, plus since I was only a few short hrs away in Louisiana, I had no problem with coming down & paying him a visit in person. I had my merchandise quickly after that. Otherwise, based on my experience, I'd have no problems doing the transaction. However, I would make sure I have verifiable proof of who and where he is.