Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers.

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...

I saw a 452, but when I saw the price, it seemed quite obvious...same with a recent Anthem STR...

It’s the responsibility of the manufacturer. 
Before you allow your blood pressure to rise from my comment please allow me to explain.

When you purchase a Ferrari, either new or vintage, the owner is entered in a registry so every owner is verifiable. The registry also contains maintenance and provenance data. Enter the VIN on the registry and every single detail of the car appears. If the last address doesn’t meet or match the current owner then you can be suspicious.

Pass Labs does this, McIntosh I’m not sure.