Have him send you a real paper international cashier's check made payable in US Dollars.
That way any exchange rate nonsense is already done on his end, and it won't cost you any $50 fees like a wire transfer.
It can't be reversed like paypal.
It will take a month to clear your bank, but there is nothing safer.
Make sure all this trouble is worth the amount of goods you are selling.
Collect 20% more for shipping than it should be, because it's somehow always more than the online estimators say it is.