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Originally Posted by marki
People have been ripped off when buying and selling on this site . Not so long ago the same dob was sold to several people and never delivered and sellers have sent an item on in good faith only to find no payment has or will be made with no way to get it back besides setting the police on the buyer but it is a rarity rather than the norm thank goodness.
Mark
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As always Mark, Caveat Emptor (let the buyer beware). I only ever deal with people who are well known on this site, for the very reasons you give. Although, I realise that is no guarantee, it the best practice available. Using Paypal, is also an added level of security, as you can always place a dispute. If someone doesn't want to deal through Paypal, I would just walk away, which hasn't happened yet.
Fortunately, I have never had any problems buying from IIS or from the Internet, however, in this case, I only deal with reputable dealers. I have purchased a considerable amount of stuff via the Net, over the years, and have had only one occasion where something went missing, and I got a refund anyway.
I agree it would be fairly rare that this sort of thing would happen on IIS, as it is a small community, with a great bunch of people.