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If you're suspicious but think its too good to pass up, catch a train and go offer him cash on collection.

Trains are pretty cheap these days on a random day of the week no matter where you're going, and you could get there and back in a day and save some serious £.

On a side note, just this morning I took delivery of a BB Curve 8900 which retails at £550 and cost me £250 delivered.

I was very suspicious of the seller, 500 rating, mostly sales, but all from cheapy DVDs. Anyway, he wanted bank transfer, I couldn't. So, we set up a PayPal. Only afterwards did I realise the £ I sent went through as a 'gift' (no buyer protection).

Came first thing this morning - perfect.
 
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