Is it safe to buy from Audiogon sellers?


Dear audiophiles, 

Is it safe to buy products from audiogon sellers ( person or shop)? I don't want to receive goods contrary to the description on the audiogon web.  Unlike eBay, there seems no guarantee over here? Am I right?  Those who have plenty of buy & sell experience here, pls. kindly give me your advice, My location is fin Far East which is far from U.S.A. Tks.

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Showing 1 response by thastum

Hi i too have been on Agon for many years and bought/ sold a lot.
only nice expirience so far.
when i put items up for sale, i only put up a few pictures. If potential buers ask for more pictures which i ofcourse is ok, ii demand a valid phonenumber to avoid my things are being used for fraud on other sites.
A chat on the phone easily tells me If it is an true audiophile i am dealing with.
Same when i want to buy something. Aditionel i also sometimes askes for a Skype mening as well ofring the same when selling expensive stuff, seeing the equipment and sometimes the complete system also makes you comftebel and often gives very good vibes as well, you get closer and have a even better expirience.

I have also contacted other members who left feedback on a seller to hear about their  expirience.

PayPal is very difficult for the seller and extremely expensive with expensive stuff. Even more If you live outside US as you then also get a very bad curency Exchange from PayPal.
Sending 1 dollar via PayPal lets you know the persons verified id for sure.
over the years i earned a High feedback score and got many audio 
netfriends.
This has worked well for me. 
Happy lisining.
Thastum