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?
Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers.
In the past 12 years, Audiogon was a great resource for buying used Mcintosh Amps. Recently, it became the hub for scammers listing all kind of Mcintosh gears. I got scammed myself but Paypal and my bank caught it. Audiogon answer was be careful with some of our sellers( what a laughable comment). For now, I will not list or buy till Audiogon find a way to verify the new sellers. Too bad 👎…,,