A tale of a personal tragedy is a common technique for a scammer to use.
They will try to make you feel sympathy for them so that you will give them money or time.
The common ones are death in the family, illness/hospitalization, or loss of employment.
Obviously, this seller may be honest and genuine. But, you can't be sure about someone you don't know. Try not to do anything you wouldn't have done if you hadn't heard about the tragedy.
I have fallen for ebay sellers who said they could't ship because of a tragedy, but were only using this as a delay tactic until the time runs out for filing a fraud claim or paypal dispute.
You can never be too careful.
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