Deals Gone Bad

TMR is a good place for gear purchased sight unseen.  They do a good job with photos and are very conservative on condition.  If they say it looks new, it probably does.   Fair prices for the most part and their policies are great too.  I traded a preamp toward a streamer and bought an integrated Amp from them.  Both were new and were great deals too good to pass up. 

I can't imagine that so many Agoners would trust these junk on-line "marketplaces".

With such large amounts of money.

Overseas.

WITHOUT AUDITIONING before purchase?

I really don't get it.

I usually try to make major purchases with in driving distance.

I also research the feedback of the other party as well as doing a Google, Facebook search of the person and address and have a phone conversation.

I'm with Kennymac

I no longer bother with Ebay

Anything I posted immediately was answered by a scammer.

USA audio art has been solid for me

Very little EBay for me. I only buy from trusted places like Ali Express. 😝. No actually I haven’t bought from EBay in a decade and never from Ali Express.