That's pretty much spot on IMO.
I'm a noob no doubt, but as a noob it's my responsibility to see who i'm buying from. It takes two seconds to look thru the links provided to get a bit of a feel on how things work around here. Read a few post, watch a few sales threads go down and you can figure it out pretty quickly.
For example I'm just getting my feet wet in SA/BA books. Before I made a single purchase I checked the PL/HOS thread and sent a few pm's to fellow board members for a heads up on common sellers in the GA/SA/BA sales threads. I've made several low dollar purchases over the last couple of weeks and so far every transaction has been smooth as expected.
I also took a tiny (dollar wise) chance on buying from a board member (Shrevvy) without a kudos thread and 150 or so post count. But after watching his sales threads and the buyers purchasing books I felt confident in making a purchase. Joe seems like a straight shooter, his communication was great and the books arrived safely.
I'm just saying I think the way the rules are now work pretty good, if the buyer has half a brain and does just a tiny bit of reading before making a purchase the transaction should work out just fine. (thumbs u
Just my
Brandon