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As one of my final posts here on IIS, I would like to say I have bought and sold many items over the 4 years as a member. Many times I have allowed IIS members to attend my home address by appointment to collect items and most have been no problems at all. I have sold all manner of items - scopes, eyepieces, a scope pier, books, scope parts etc. Unfortunately I have had two cases where, after the buyer had left my home and in the days following the transaction, I was left feeling uneasy about the security of my home and my property. One case I found the member sitting in his car in my street when I arrived home unexpectantly several days later. I was provided with an unconvincing story as to why he was sitting off my house. The matter was dealt with at a local policing level. Trusting and allowing another person into my home for the purposes of a IIS or and eBay transaction is my responsibility - a decision I made based on the information I had obtained from the prospective buyer and at the time I was satisfied with that.
I don't "sweat the small stuff" anymore. Some people here need to learn that.
Thank you to all the polite and trusting IIS members I have both spoken to and met in person, and thanks for all the cordial and sometimes robust conversations.
Stephen
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