>The $ 20 bucks is no big deal but hopefully everyone on the list can
>learn a lesson from my experience. Don't send the merchandise until
>you have ALL the $$$$ in
>  your hands...

Unfortunately it works both ways. I'm on a Macintosh swap/sell list,
and twice I've sent the money and received nothing in return. One
seller claimed that he never received payment, the other merely
didn't respond. Both for minimal sums, fortunately.

That list has banned feedback on crooked sellers/buyers!

The buyer has to just trust the seller to send what's been paid for up-front.

This won't stop me buying, but I'll just have to hope that no bigger
deal goes sour.
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut