I dont know anything about this seller, but there was a uke brand from Nicaragua called 'Cocobolo Ukuleles' that lots of folks were fond of, and kind of a frenzy here on UU about a year ago. If you search 'cocobolo' you can find those threads. if you are set on a uke from this wood, there are other options that maybe just this one seller/maker....
In general, I'd avoid using Western Union (WU)
completely.
The only confirmation you get from the service is 'money received' but not by whom, and there's lots of fraud done via WU.
If the seller claims they never received it, you have no way to trace the money, nor to get it back and there are zero protections for the sender.
The ONLY scenario when I could envision WU being an option is if you are sending to someone you know and trust, and they are in a third-world country without any cash and need to get home, but you could also just buy them a plane ticket - and lots of scams on this same story are played out over the day all the time look up 'grandma scam' for all the variations...
but paying for goods and services via WU is generally a bad idea, and PayPal is better in many ways, and if the seller does not want to use a paypal account, then how about direct credit card? Credit cards have protections built-in.
if the seller does not take credit cards, then maybe they are not legit?
Also, NEVER
EVER EVER send your credit card info or US Soc Sec # info via email. Emails are NOT encrypted in transit and can be easily intercepted (known as Man-In-The-Middle or MITM exploit)and the info used without your intent/permission.
Either use a web payment page that is encrypted via SSL (the green closed padlock icon in your browser address bar) or via telephone...otherwise you are wide open to scams and fraud...
Hope this helps.
