Re: Screwed on the internet

Rick neville wrote:

In hindsight, there were a lot of warning bells.  I tried to get him to use
an escrow service, but he declined.  He seemed like a nice-enough guy....

Escrow-- that and help from this list are the only things that saved me from
the "Great Las Cruces MINI Cooper Debacle" last year.  For a few dollars,
any escrow company in any town where real estate changes hands will hold
your money until you receive the goods and tell them to release the cash. 
JohnD