Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio?


I realize that this has been dissed before.
FWIW I'm a regular window shopper on Agon and have noticed a trend by sellers to misrepresent their wares and disregarding Agons condition rating guidelines in higher frequencies.  More listins stating item as"new" when item is obviously not and asking for top dollar. As of late for example an ad was placed for an item as "new" when owner admits that it is 1.5 years old and has at minimum 200+ hours of use. This in itself would be rated a 9/10 at best by the Agon rating system. Sellers are more defining and rating their product based on cosmetics than on functionality. For those buying it is increasingly important to do some deep research and close inspection of represenation pictures by enlarging available pictures to avoid disappointment. 
It is my opinion that buyers should not let emotions or immediate wants sway their common sense. At first sign of questionability be prepared to walk away.
Let the buyer beware

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There are a lot dishonest buyers out there as well. I've done over 2,300 transactions on Ebay and have met my fair share of them. 
While there are a certain amount of sellers who are only thinking about how much money they are making, on the other hand I think most Audiogon sellers are pretty honest. I’ve tecently got back into Audio after a 15 year hiatus, kids, college, etc., and have done 4 transactions this month alone. Everyone of the sellers has listed there items the correct way, 9 if it’s trully worth the rating and 8 or 7 if it’s got a few blemishes and so forth. Every item I’ve bought has been almost perfect in appearance and function and well worth the prices paid. As they say, buyer beware. Do your research and you will find good honest people selling there wares.
ebay has saved me a number of times because the product didn't arrive as described and they have their buyers protection.  Aron doesn't have anything like that I don't think?
I always under rate my stuff as I'm honest and want the buyer to be happy.If somone over rates there stuff then you must kick but!!
K600r, I do agree as all my experiences on Agon have been superb to date, but then again I do have time and do my research diligently. Without actually saying but there is a seller on Agon right now selling a piece of equipment that is totally damaged and needs to be replaced. He/she is identifying it as MINT 10/10. Upon real close inspection and knowing what the part is supposed to look like it is quite noticeable defective but the pictures are small and it takes magnification to see the damage. There are those who will not inspect the item closely and will get burned. Seller will say that he did disclose via pictures and buyer accepted. Like I said before I spent a lot of time on Agon window shopping and I look closely. PS also this looks to be a first time seller and has 0 feedback.
Buyers beware and take your time.