When I was a newbie I did a couple of swaps on the classifieds, after a few days I contacted one of the members who I was doing a deal with to find out if he had posted said item, he replied no as he was waiting for what I had for sale to arrive.
As the seller I was waiting for payment and would not post until my item had arrived where as the other member was doing the same.
We sorted it out in the end what with E feedback and links to other forums.
As a newbie you do not know anyone from this forum, you may have a million post count but in the real world could be a conman, the same as the seller could be.
Cheers
Dan
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Goods guys from classifieds: Manxi, Tony Gant (twice), Pat, bobb_d, Jackel, 1952paul0 and ikarma70.
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