I'm unfamiliar with US Audio Mart and Audio Asylum Trader, so I would
like your advice on whether to use my real name as my user name when I
register there.
Have any of you noticed an increase in spam since
signing up for either?
The story about the angry seller is appalling but
presumably rare.
Are there other issues I should consider?
Obviously,
I'll have zero feedback to begin with, for instance.
I have changed my user name on other sites. My moniker is basically my name here because, well I was still an internet novice when starting here.
I learned along the way that a moniker doesn't have to be your name.
My moniker on all other audio sites is: Justlisten2.
I have not noticed any increase in spam joining any other audio site: Audio Asylum, US Audiomart, Audio Circle, Audio Shark, What's Best Forum, etc.
The angry seller story is appalling, though this could probably happen on any audio site. Seems more like a Craigslist story.
I guess it couldn't happen on Audiogon due to lack of communication on this site. However, lack of communication in a sale can have poor results as well. Communication, or lack thereof, can be a double edged sword either way.
As for feedback, yes, you would be starting anew. However, Audio Asylum Trader and US Audiomart both allow you to import feedback from external sites such as Ebay and Audiogon.