too bad Audiogon seems to have morphed to fussy, picky buyers

+1 moto_man,
there is a ton of used equipment available, law of supply & demand.

My initial point was really related to the numbers of flaky buyers and then lowballing and or ones who negotiate down the price and despite seeing several photos and having a very clear and fair description of the item then nit pick and threaten to try to return or negotiate further.

I was scammed by a dealer about a year ago.  I purchased a Kiseki Blue NS cartridge from him and felt confident in his feedback.  The Cartridge was listed in North Dakota, the member was in Cyprus, yes, Cyprus as in the Mediterranean Sea.  He had me call him and assured me that the cartridge would ship immediately after I paid, so I paid with my Visa card.   His add stated he only had ONE at that price, a day later he still had the add posted and received a higher price than mine, keep in mind, I already paid.  I called him and left several messages, no response.  Then I contacted my credit card company to stop payment suspecting a scam.  He was rude, and full of excuses and when I was credited from him he shorted me $6 because of the exchange rate.   He was NEVER located in North Dakota, and Audiogon sided with him when I left him negative feedback.   So I get screwed for $6 and I'm unable to at least warn other members to stay away from him.    Im starting to just keep my old equipment and will build a second system. 

@whiskeypirate, I have seen ads from a guy in Cyprus . . . don't know if its the same guy, but how many people from Cyprus advertise equipment on here? I always thought that it was weird, and, although all seemed legit, I wasn't interested in dealing with someone in Cyprus, no matter how good a deal or his feedback.  At least you got your money back.  I would have disputed the exchange rate charge with Visa.  The change in rates is not your problem.