And so I was trying to sell some domains...

Last week I put some domains up for sale. Nothing too big, just a way to dispose of something I don't really need right now.
 
Well yesterday this guy contacts me...
 
 
ridding@elitenethosting.com to me
Hello,
How much do you ask for this domain for sale?
Our company buy and sell domains and developed sites.
If you have other domains for sale feel free to send your list.
Looking forward to do business with you.
Regards,
Brad Ridding
CEO
Elite Network Solutions LLC
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I don't sell domains everyday, so I didn't get appraisal and I just put them up for sale without a minimum price... I decided to see how much the guy wanted, so I asked him. 
He replied a few hours afterwords (bold is mine):
 
 
ridding@elitenethosting.com to me 
Can you accept 5,000 USD?
Do you sell domain with a web site or just the name?
Domain without content is ok with me. Web site is not necessary.
Have you had your domain names evaluated in the past? I mean domain appraisals.
Without valuation we cannot be sure in the sale price. It's very important for me in terms of reselling too.
But we must engage a valuation company with REAL manual service.
So I will only accept valuations from independent sources I and my partners trust. 
To avoid mistakes I asked domain experts about reputable appraisal companies.
 Please check this blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers:
If, for example, the valuation comes higher you can adjust your asking price accordingly.  
It will be fair. I also hope you can give me 12% - 15% discount.
After you send me the valuation via email (usually it takes 1-2 days to obtain it) we'll continue our negotiations.
What is your preferred payment method: Escrow.com, International wire transfer, PayPal.com or something else? 
Hope we can come to an agreement fast.
Looking forward to your reply.
 
 
Now, let's see what's wrong with this:
 
1) He offered 5,000 for a very normal domain, well... that's a bit strange, but not unlikely.
 
2) He wants me to get proper appraisal, nothing wrong with that per se.
 
3) He kindly suggests me to go to a blog with suggestions from other sellers and buyers, OK, let's see it: 
 
http://www.domainexplorer.org/Archive/87358206.htm (you can click it, it's harmless, just funny)
 
Basically, it looks like a discussion board (oddly enough there's no way to add posts or register... oh well). Someone seem to slag 
Afternic.com, a guy suggests two companies for appraisal:
 
 
The first one doesn't seem to offer appraisals at all, it's just a place to buy domains, while the other one promises manual appraisals in 24 hours, 59€ per domain. Not too bad, right? Pity the site looks suspiciously fake...
 
Who's this guy Brad Ridding anyway? At this point I googled him...
 
3rd result:
 
 
He didn't even change his name or the text of the email! 
 
If you want to scam people, at least do it properly...