This thread has just given me the willies. A friend of mine wants me to get rid of a closet full of his old equipment. Since it is "up scale" stuff, it seems the only way to get a decent price for it is through the web. But these stories are scaring me away from trying to do that.
I've never sold anything on the internet before. I've been researching it and it seems like the Wild, Wild, West.
In the US, if you have a beef with somebody you have to take them to small claims court in THEIR state, which requires you to fly out and handle it in a court that is local to the party you are suing.
So I think I'm going back to the idea of looking for local dealers who would buy it. For much less than I would get off the net, I imagine.
Still thinking it over. Don't like the hassle. Should never have agreed to help. Must learn to keep my mouth shut. =-}