I talked to OP over skype, he wanted me to send first, I said escrow on Localbitcoins, he says he has a Localbitcoins account but doesn't use it and he doesn't understand the Localbitcoins escrow although he says he knows the market.
I am not accusing of anything he has the right to be careful, but saying to know the market and having a Localbitcoins account but refusing to use it for escrow just makes no sense.