Need advice buying a car long distance

I've bought several like that ..got screwed by two members of fbbo (I HAD faith in members) and bought a few from ebay .. one I passed on after seeing it .. got my deposit back because I showed ebay all the waves in the quarters that showed how much glass was in the quarters after they said there was none.. I lost the money I spent on a trailer to go and get it. Used wire transfers in the past. Some people are honest but it's a crap shoot at best.