Beware: Unscrupulous potential buyers


I have been contacted recently by 2 Internet scammers running the same scam. Please contact me directly for details
badnixie2
Looks like you have to do a member search to see my status as verified and not just click my name.
I don't know if anyone really noticed but I did pay to be "verified" here. I don't remember what the charge was but I still have the "verified" on my user info. Just click my name and you should see it listed as my status. It would be a good idea to start this back up.
I recently saw an ad from a "verified member" with a link to follow to become a "verified member". The link didn't work so I E-mailed AudiogoN but didn't get a reply.
Doesn't asking the buyer to use Paypal or perhaps a postal money order solve these problems for the seller? Or is it possible to still get burned with those methods?