I didn't pmed him first, i made a thread in the forum and he pm'ed me. Also i lightly checked his profile, he had 62 merit and many posts, so i thought he is legit
wait, if you checked his profile. did you not see the glaring red text of exclamation mark nest to his trust? even if you lightly checked his profile I am pretty sure the red text is pretty noticeable. anyway, I hope this has been a lesson and if you ever try to make a transaction with someone here in the forum, be sure to use an escrow. it's worth spending a little bit more on an escrow than getting scammed by a lowly scammer.