When you do a trade there really is no way to know if you are gonna get ripped off or not. When you do sales through paypal, if you dont get your item you have recourse and get your cash back. I would think Established members like myself have enough references and positive feedback from other members for all the business i've done on here to be trust worthy. Usually I would ask a member to send first unles that member is more estabished than myself (like perplexer, arjun or birdtales) 90% of the people on here are no so i would ask them to send first. People like myself do alot of trades and business on here and would not risk our repuiatation and future trasaction or business by ripping someone off... it's not worth it. I rather continue to be legit after 2 years then to risk it all and scam someone.
If you are interested in trades or sales message me.
There are also other precautions you can take in trades such as paypal advances and or private auctions on ebay to ensure legit transactions. Most people on here know me and know me to be 100% honest and sell great products, i don;t mislead people.
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