No wonder nothing sells: wire transfer only

@ghdprentice +1

I also like the safety of buying from dealers, although I’ve had a couple of used transactions. I would never wire a substantial amount of money to someone I didn’t know to buy a piece of used gear, but it’s a matter of your personal tolerance for risk. It works until it doesn’t. In my days as a prosecutor I dealt with enough scams, some of them very elaborate which successfully fooled some extremely sophisticated people, that I’m a bit jaded. If it was something that I really, really wanted and we were getting on up into the five figures I would probably invest in a plane ticket to go check it out personally. Again, just gets down to your individual tolerance for risk. 

Trust should work both ways. A seller doesn’t trust me to pay with a credit card, but in return they expect me to trust that the item is as advertised, would arrive safely- or arrive at all - that is a funny seller with some funny expectations..

I personally would rather pay a little more and buy from a local dealer and support local business. Or get a little less and sell to a local dealer and support local business.

Yeah, trust is a two way street. I mean, the lack of trust is a two way street. That's mostly how it is, but not always.

Would you trust a long time Audiogoner more ? I would, generally speaking, but still wouldn't wire substantial amount. $500 no problem.