Posted by KimG on May 13, 2004 at 16:12:47: 
Hi all:
This may sound like a stupid question, but I've been very interested in purchasing a few pieces of equipment from the board, however, I have been afraid to go ahead with it for fear of getting taken. Lets say for instance, I wanted to by a C-phone from someone on the board. How do I know that this person is trustworthy? How do I know that the person won't just take my money and not send me the equipment. Or that the equipment won't be working, etc? Is there anyone out there who has bought equipment from here, and if so, what did you do to try to prevent being taken? Did you send half the money up front until you received the equipment and then paid the rest? Did you have the person send you the equipment first?
Any info on this would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kim
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