Just a reminder
Always, ALWAYS,
ALWAYS check the
Bad Traders List before thinking of a doing a deal.
This List is, to my knowledge, the most updated and comprehensive troll (bad trader) list on the 'Net. If you find someone on that list trying to do a trade in here, notify me immediately via email or PM.
The second site (or first, wherever you hit first

) to check is
Heatware
It's your duty to your fellow traders to post your evaluations of your trades - good, bad or neutral. If someone doesn't want to register before doing a deal, it's a red flag and then think again about doing the deal.
Both these sites are worth their weight in gold - or, IOW, your hard-earned cash and they're both free.
Updated the Mike Martin post, above, original post date of 11-10-2002.