mikeintopeka "Sale on the Interwebs." Reminds me of the time many years ago when I bought a camera off EBay from a guy in Toronto. My wife and I went to his house to pick it up and he poured us both a glass of wine, and we sat and visited with him for more than an hour. When I commented to him that this was the most civilized transaction I had ever experienced, he went to a drawer and pulled out a couple of hand-signed Christmas cards he had received from EBay's founder. He told us that he received the cards because he was among the first people to complete an EBay transaction. Apparently he bought a camera lens worth quite a few thousand dollars from a guy in Texas (I can't recall, but I believe he said the lens was worth almost $10K -- I may be mistaken). After he won the auction, the seller contacted him to ask how he wanted to go about completing the transaction. The guy in Toronto told him, "I'll just send you the money and you send me the lens when you get it. I trust you." The guy in Texas said, "You're nuts! But, okay." He sent the money and the lens arrived a week later.
I still believe that the majority of people, by far, are good.