Today I listed my diamond engagement ring on craigslist and was pretty clear
"pick
only/cash only." This evening I received # separate emails from different
people saying
they were interested. One potential buyer send me an email first asking if the
ring was
still available with one full name. Shortly after I replied yes, I received
another email from
him with another name this is what the email said:

"Good to read from you and i believe we can continue on this
transaction because i don't like to beat around the bush and am not
here for games, I am buying this item for my spouse located USA and i
will be responsible for the shipping and handling cost, All you have
to do now is to send me a money request via paypal as for me to
confirm if your account is still active or not or you get back to me
with your paypal registered email account as for me to remit the
payment. Please get back to me as soon as possible if you are still
interested to further with this transaction.and i will like if you
can ship the item through USPS Global International Express Mail
(EMS).... I will be looking forward to read from you. I will also like
to know the condition of the item
Regards."

I emailed him back and told him I didn't have a paypal account/email. I also
told him I'd
rather face-to-face transactions but that I would do a little research on
paypal. I really
didn't have much luck there so I googled others responses to transactions like
this and
was quite surprised. I don't know where this buyer is located. There is a
totally different
name on the first email. And, although I'd like to trust this person I'm
skeptical. So, I
simply told them it was late and I'd get back to them tomorrow. Can anyone
recognize
this type of email and why would you want to purchase a used ring without even
viewing it
first or knowing any details about the ring? I just find this odd/unusual. I'm
new at selling
things on craigslist and have only sold one item successfully. That transaction
was done
by email then phone then face-to-face. This just seems odd.

Any thoughts on this? Has anyone experienced anything similar? I'd love to know.