I originally joined to purchase a pair of Sonus Faber speakers, so not all new members are bad. Sorry you had such an experience.
Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers.
In the past 12 years, Audiogon was a great resource for buying used Mcintosh Amps. Recently, it became the hub for scammers listing all kind of Mcintosh gears. I got scammed myself but Paypal and my bank caught it. Audiogon answer was be careful with some of our sellers( what a laughable comment). For now, I will not list or buy till Audiogon find a way to verify the new sellers. Too bad 👎…,,