QuoteLastly, I would not reply to that ad on grounds that it may be even more malicious than a money scam. I replied to what looked like a legitimate ad for a Martin guitar several years ago and had an email account dorked.

what he said.  it's a dangerous world these days.  useta be if you had to carry cash to a sketchy transaction, yer biggest worry was probably getting robbed or mugged (or arrested).  these days all it takes is replying to an unknown text (like the one i got a week ago from an area code i'd never seen before - "hi! i found your number in my contact list. i can't remember your name.  can you tell me who you are?) or clicking on a link in a flaky email and the next thing ya know yer devices have a trojan planted in them, yer bank account's been cleared out and yoour identity's been used to borrow $500k USD.  a lotta times this bogus ads are trolls to capture the credentials of those unwary enough to send an enquiry.  be careful out there, kids!

ya gotta wonder about the real owner of the roman conqueror.  is he even aware that this is going on?  hard to imagine someone owning a high-emd alembic like that and not knowning about this forum.

good luck to all!