Excellent advice from those above..I use paypal with my credit card. The credit card company will go to bat for you if need be. And paypal can at least provide tracking information. At least to some degree. Check feedback from buyer or seller on this website and others that they may be a part of. For a major purchase if you are still concerned, then wait for an item you would want, they is being sold/purchased, that is in driving distance. You save on the shipping, and perhaps even meet a fellow audio nut.
