Good point.  As you say, there's nothing to stop someone from cheating on
either end of a deal - except for negative public feedback.  I can
understand a list owner's nervousness about such feedback, but it may help
in the long run.

//Jack

On 8 Sep 2002, at 12:31, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> >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.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut