This is his reply when I asked why not paypal payment and if I transfer him the money I have no comeback and how do I know if anything will arrive!! His response was:
I understand what you mean but I'm not the type of person you might be thinking about and if I could ship the machine without any deposit,then I would. I can send a copy of my passport to you if you want. I am only selling these machines because my son needs money in school,so let me know if you are ok with this and if we can proceed.
Again seems to be doing as
@Durzel suggests and saying things that appear reassuring. Well I definitely can't end up £700 lighter, so I think not. Maybe I will see what his price will be without the delivery and i will go for it and see what his response to that is, again as
@Durzel suggested.
Thanks all.