I've done lots of deals in the past over text only after contact made through pm. It's easy to screenshot for evidence. I will also say that I now do it less and less.The amount of wackadoodles is growing considerably and I don't need one having my cell number. I use my email most of the time although its less convenient. The forum is setup with our email in our contact when you click our username just for that purpose. Unless you set it up not to. The age of the good ole guys where a handshake or saying we have a deal is coming to an end it would appear.