Yep and lots of good advice. I had it happen to me. PayPal ultimately did right, but they sucked to deal with. Tried to notify them immediately but there is NO One to talk to and they slow walk the whole process. Agon was very responsive, But they do NOTHING to vet a seller. Information provided by the seller to Agon - email, phone number, is not confirmed. Agon has said they are rolling out improvements. I was advised to contact Agon directly before buying if i had any concerns? Good to know, but I'd rather they just do more before allowing anyone to sell the first time on their platform.
Buyer Beware
Audiogon has seen a number of fake accounts trying to rip off members. If you come across an item that seems very low in price and advertised by a brand new member the chances are it is a fake account trying to rip you off. My suggestion is to not attempt to buy from any of these accounts.
They have figured out how to get bogus tracking accounts from USPS, which look like an item was delivered to your house. Until you can prove that nothing was delivered, which can take time, you are out of your money. In some cases, the more that time passes the less likely you can prove this.
I’m not sure why Audiogon can not do a better job of filtering these scammers out but there are a number of ads up now that are most definitely scams.