Buying a ticket for a seller?
If yu know the seller then you have nothing to be scared of. On the otherhand sending money for somebody you hope will supply the goods you want or that you want to meet you should take a deep breath.
As all of us knows bookings and tickets can be changed. You can know the travel agency very well as well as cooperating with it. They may even compensate you with free tickets occasionally. Tickets can be refunded and the money repaid. Money does not have to be used for the tickets. In short you can very well be out for an attempt to get hold of your money.
If you are into charity then you should regard it as charity and see that as a worst case scenario. if you are going to be cheated then this one of them that will cost you very little.
To the facts, it is quite normal that the seller wants to send somebody to oversee the shipment as well as being present during the refining process. If the seller wants the ticket it is normal. If you want to be safe you should always have a person in the same country as the seller that you trust.
This trusted person is the one that should have your money. He is then the person to buy the required ticket at the seller’s travel agent. He will then get a paper ticket as well as a reciept on the purchase. Rest assured that the travel agent will inform the seller about the purchase.
When the shipment is then to go your trusted person will assure that either the goods is transferred to the airline’s export box or that the seller has brought the gold as hand carry.
Then the flight ticket is handed over. You will know the flight and its arrival to the destination.
You will be able to assist at the customs clearance as you will take over from then.
Please do not forget that the seller is your guest and take duly care and be a good host. Be happy that you have found a seller that can keep his word.
