I've just had a brief sms encounter with this guy (016-8312329) earlier this afternoon.

I was looking for a scanner and created a thread for it in Garage Sales. He sms-ed me to offer his scanner which according to him is "brand new set. Please name your expected price. Got it from a contest. Didnt use it, so sell it better"

Out of curiosity, I googled his phone number and luckily came across this thread. I don't have time to beat around the bush, so straightaway I asked him whether he is 'Persistence85'. He replied that his nick is 'milesandmore'.

Nevertheless, I still offered to buy the scanner from him, but only through COD instead of shipping as mentioned in my Garage Sales thread.

He hasn't replied ever since.