Sold Sold Sold

+1 @carlsbad2 

@zappas 

I am in complete agreement with others here. Until money changes hands, it's still for sale. I don't think this thread went the way you anticipated.

I was on the other end of a similar situation. A local dealer in used equipment had just received a vintage amp and preamp that I wanted. His tech had not checked it yet. When I asked about it he said another customer was interested, but wanted a home trial and had to be sure his wife liked it.

I told him I wanted to buy it. When he asked if I wanted to hear it first, I said "No, as long as it works, I’ll buy it and pay cash." We agreed on the price and shook hands.

I had the equipment a few days later after the tech made sure it was working properly. I handed the seller cash.

You are either a buyer or someone who might buy it

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. 

Hey Mark, would you put your personal information though unsecured wifi ?

that makes no sense. You can be on a public wifi in Minsk (why one would go to Minsk is another question) and take care of business without exposing any of your personal info. Not to mention your communication is encrypted, you have to be very stupid to let your data be stolen. E.g. text your pin code. Even your email is via SSL unless it’s some horrible provider