Meeting up in Russia for a bitcoin transaction can be a bit challenging. Safety and security are foremost concerns. There were situations in the past when sellers met up and were forced to transfer coins under threat of harm or even worse. Refusing to transfer coins might even lead to being assaulted. Scammers have been known to meet the buyer in locations where they have the upper hand, often with several heavy handed individuals involved.
Bitcoin is officially outlawed in Russia which implies any situation where BTC is involved might not get any support from the Russian authorities. Instead, there is a chance or risk of actually being seen as the criminal.
Completing the transaction online with escrow protection might be the safest way to do this deal.
The wikipedia man again with his 2 useless cents
The scammer guy angry for being exposed again and again.
On the one hand, he posts garbage admonishing other members for buying from random people here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=913485.msg27004598#msg27004598Because of course he wants them to buy from his scam exchange
WITHOUT ESCROW:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2584911.msg26996122#msg26996122One false move and it’s a red trust. I can be quite stubborn in stalking and pursuing scammers, mind you. Then you can be sure victims will be forewarned as early as possible before making any disastrous transaction on your shady website.
