well,
I paid with a money order. I bought from a private seller on the rcu market place. I only bought this plane cause it was a "rtf 40 sized trainer", the price was better than any thing I could get at a reputable dealer and the add said "getting out of hobby, don't need" so I emailed the guy. he even gave me a phone number to call him with any questions.
fun2flyguy sold it to me in the "garage sale, airplane" section. u can see the add here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemID=62582

I think I will attempt to contact some of the other "buyers"