Fraud /SCAM

A lot of guys here and on other threads advising never transact with someone with zero feedback or new to site.

Every person here buying and selling started with zero feedback. Don’t perpetuate a Catch22. If you’re interested in buying/selling an item from/to someone with zero feedback, be smart and cautious about it. Look for red flags. Price too good to be true? Sketchy payment option? Ask questions. Ask for a phone number so you can talk personally. Cover all your bases. There’s no need to exclude someone by automatically thinking because they’re new, they must be a crook. There are more honest folks out there than crooks. Be understandably wary to minimize your risk, but don’t necessarily exclude everyone new. You may miss out on a dandy deal for something you’re looking for.

I will NEVER purchase anything from an individual, not backed up by a company that can handle credit cards,  unless I can buy through PayPal merchandise and services.  

Every other method is a ticket to give money to society's pariahs. 

I had a guy try to scam me on a purchase on Audiogon recently.

I’ve been on Audiogon for 21 years without a problem, until some yokel tried to scam me.  I reported it to PayPal and they made quick work of the scammer and gave me my money back quickly.

@mitch4t this individual still a member of Agon? If so can you PLEASE give us their user name PLEASE

There are a lot of scams lately on audiogon. When the price is too good to be true, it's probably not true. As well as sellers with accounts that were opened the same month as the listing. I do my best to flag those when I see them.