How to buy a classic long distance

I am on the east coast and found a car in California I wanted. I paid someone who inspected it and sent me more than 100 pictures of the car. He was a lot cheaper than $475. I ended up not buying the car and found one in AZ. A friend of a member here on FABO. Before the purchase I spoke to the owner who sent me numerous pictures and videos of the car. We agreed on a price and I wired him the money. He fedex'ed the paperwork. Found a shipper and about 2 weeks later the car was delivered to me. The car was as expected when it arrived. It was very scary sending someone I don't know from a hole in the wall money but it all worked out. Good luck to you