pete75 wrote:Sweep wrote:well that's a very odd case.
Don't see how anything could have protected you from that.
My point is how can you tell from the nature of a profile that a seller may swindle when it can happen after several satisfactory transactions with the same person.
I took your point. As I said, that's an odd one.
On the other hand, most of us in a life of any length have felt shafted at one time or another by folk we had long known - friends, lovers, long-time colleagues.
My general nous stands.
Avoid anyone who is a new entrant to the forum.
They may be OK but then do you really really need that thing now now?
Check their posting history - I look for a pretty large number of posts on matters cycling with no transactional content.
This tells me that they have a genuine interest in this place and the community.
And might be keen to maintain their presence here.
If their record shows a large number of posts have been made but very few are available to actually see, think twice. Or think once and move on.