Pay the $9 and at least the unit might be in the box when it arrives. I sent a money order to kcmac4u on a piece even with positive feedback and a phone number and never received a unit. I involved his local police. It was the first time on a major item that I did not follow my COD only rule other than a credit card and I get the fraud business. I did this in resonse to the people on this site saying pay first and on my first major in their advice I get a big problem that I am still working on. Was there a picture of the unit? Insist on a telephone conversation before the COD. No COD -- No deal! Thre is a lot of fraud out there - especially on Ebay. Check the recent forum just posted last week.
What would you do?
I recently bought a preamp at E bay to assemble a second system at home. In the AD , there was no mention on the method of payment, so when i offer to do paypal, the seller decline and insist on money order or cashier's check mail to him first before he mail the preamp.I feel uneasy about it and request the transactin done via cod. the seller wouldn't do it initially states someting about he has to paid 4 to 9 dollars more for cod ground ? ONe day later , he agree and wants me to pay 9 dollars more. NOw I am having second thought on the whole deal. Not so much on the extra 9 dollars but maybe it's lemon?