Why not send it now and get the information prior to commitment?
(Is it numbers match, etc.?)
Congrats on the find.
Because for $9k he doesn't give a rats behind whether it is or isn't, he's buying it for that price anyway. Probably just wants to see what he really has before he starts on it. Be awesome if it turned out to be an H.O. or something. Either way as a non-numbers matching car he did well.