Craig sorry to hear about your experience.

However, I must say a deal is never complete until there is cash in hand. offering a deposit via paypal (or some other payment method) would have helped solidify the deal in the end.

Not saying the other guy was right and your wrong, just saying as a seller, I know I have had more people back out of "deals" that were agreed on via email/phone. I now go the route of what ever I am selling is for sale until I have been paid. Now if I have worked out a "deal" with someone, and I get another offer where they are willing to get me the money now and pick it up, I would make a quick effort to let the first person pay me and close the deal before I take the other offer, but I won't be sitting around for a day or two waiting for that to take place.
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Charles Gallant