What is the best way to buy out of state when you are shipping the truck? How do you setup payment and transfer of title so both sides are covered? Truck is in cali 2k miles away and don't want to fly out there and spend another 1500 on top of shipping the damn thing. How do I pay the guy while ensuring I don't get burned?

Person-to-person sale?

One way would be to find a friend (OSO member maybe) that is willing to assist with the face-to-face logistics on the far end.

yea, person to person sale. Would this work? Post date cert check by 3 days and next day air pmt to him and if I don't get title next day cancel check?

If close to Idio/ palm desert I have a brother out there... Could use an escrow company, or do it thru a bank branch as well...

fly out and drive home is best way to not get screwed, I fly to Texas and drive mine home, that way I see the truyck for myself....and know what I am getting so I am not disappointed...

Yep 100% agree been there done that,,got screwed once and wont let it happen again....

I dont think the escrow will work either,,cant see the seller releasing his truck in hopes he gets his money once you inspected the truck and its 2k miles away

When I'm selling nothing leaves my hands till cash is clear

fly out and check out what your buying, if your worried about taking cash go to the bank there and get your wire and exchange for title and call your shipper/transport company and dont leave till you watch it loaded and the truck pulls away.good luck

Yep thats what i did,,flew out looked at it,,payed for it,,transported came there and hooked it up and left with it and I got dropped off at the airport and flew back home..

only way to make sure YOU don't get screwed is if YOU go see the truck.