Marv,

The answer to your question as to how to protect yourself from getting stiffed when dealing with some distant buyer or seller is to limit your transactions to people with a high degree of personal integrity and ethics - such as members in good standing of CC>CC! CC>CC members are buyers, sellers, and traders so the risk of damaging their reputation and thus ending their enjoyment of this hobby would be too much to bear.

I have been buying, selling, and trading primarily with CC>CC members for over 7 years and I've never had a problem with any transaction. During that time, I've also dealt with a few non-members and I haven't had any trouble their either, but I know I'm taking more risk than I would with a fellow member.

Ron