It's not just this board; selling and buying parts is problematic on all boards. I just went through this myself trying to sell a transmission on another local board (diithering buyers trying to lowball on an already good deal). I will now usually only deal with long time board members, and except for a few people I personally know i'll meet them somewhere instead of having them come to my house so they don't case my house.
It is even more frustrating dealing with people long distance over e-mail and the phone. Another friend of mine is in the process of getting burned on a long distance GTO purchase; the seller is now avoiding his phone calls after getting a down payment.
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