Stehno, you make an excellent point regarding the dealer expressing confidence in the equipment/transaction by making the purchase (as an agent, or not). I seriously doubt that very many dealers would be interested in getting involved with this as the liabilities for the dealer may appear to outweigh the amount of $$$ to be made.
Regarding escrow services (I've never used one), I thought they just handled the money. The buyer sends the funds to the escrow service and they certify to the seller that they have the funds. The seller ships the item and when the buyer receives it he inspects/tests it and approves payment, or he can return it and get his funds back from the escrow service. Isn't that how it works?
Regarding escrow services (I've never used one), I thought they just handled the money. The buyer sends the funds to the escrow service and they certify to the seller that they have the funds. The seller ships the item and when the buyer receives it he inspects/tests it and approves payment, or he can return it and get his funds back from the escrow service. Isn't that how it works?