Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers.

@jim5559 - No shortage of crooks here, that's for sure, but that's kind of a blanket generalization for a place with 350 million people, dontcha think? I've always bought and sold in the US and have had no negative experiences. 

That's why I buy used from  local sellers on here,so I can preview the purchase and should a problem arise well the seller is a short drive away to clear up the matter in person. I have never had an issue buying on here not even close.

I always use PayPal and that is exactly what I did. The Very next day Audiogon suspended the seller, another ad showed up for Mcintosh MC452 with same exact description as the one I had to deal with. Why can’t Audiogon just put all those new sellers ads on hold for 24 to 48 hours until they verify the seller. Audiogon is the one who told me the seller is a fraud and he is located in the UK and not the US as per the ad. Looks to me that Audiogon can identify those scammers, so why not do something about it on the front end before something like this happen to more longtime members?

Does PayPal offer buyer’s protection as Ebay does? I do not quite understand people saying "just use PayPal". Once you paid to the seller who is a scammer, can you make a claim to PayPal and PayPal pay back to you? I think the buyer’s protection plan is one of the reasons why Ebay charges high fee and recoup the money from sellers.  I would rather buy from Ebay with a piece of mind.

Um, that would be peace of mind...