Yeah, this sounds legit. Why don't you buy your BTC on an exchange like everybody else does?
Maybe you could point me to an exchange that can do instant transfers for cash or similar? I don't care what payment method, I am familiar with Western Union. Like I said I'm new, I had a VERY sour experience with MtGox which has me out 3.34 btc.. So I'd rather go with someone trusted by the community here with more to lose for fucking someone over (like a long, hard earned rep trashed)... I am very familiar with forums, I have done some of my best business with fellow forum heads in the past and I see no reason why btc should be any different.
Currently in the middle of a trade with JoeChmoe utilizing John K as escrow, John K's OTC feedback seems very solid, but should anyone know better than I please don't hesitate to let me know. My only complaint so far is how slow all the responses have been, and this 6 minute wait time between posts on this forum... Seems excessive, is that a new account thing btw? All in all quite frustrated with btc in general right now, but there's a learning curve with every important technology I have learned and I'm ready to be educated.
At the moment I still have $700 I need to convert into btc.