I can understand the apprehension when dealing with someone from out of state.

I have had the pleasure of dealing with folks all over the US (buying and selling guns, knives, computers, etc.) through forums and buy/sell sites. All I could add to the thread is not all out-of-towners are shady. It is pretty easy to do a little homework on the seller/potential buyer through their reputation. (I'm username: netsecsys for ebay, gunbroker, and several other forums). It is pretty clear weather they are a SH*TBIRD or not by their feedback. No rep, no business.

I have only one transaction here and I put my item on the line first for a trade (shipped my item to the other party for view before mine was shipped out). I only use USPS Priority Insured for outgoing (and demand it for incoming) along with USPS Money Orders for making and receiving payments (no personal checks or other money orders) as there is a little protection from mail fraud doing so. When I receive payment for an item, I use the Money Order received for the item to ship it to the buyer at the post office and get the change in cash so I don't have to deal with "waiting for it to clear at the bank". The post office will know if the MO is fake or stolen so I am not worried about shipping only to find out there is a problem with the payment.

I live in Washington State but hope to relocate to the Western Slope after graduating from college (my second attempt 15 years later). My main goal in joining CO-AR15 is meeting folks that I might be neighbors with in the future.

Again, we are not all shady

Thanks.

- Netsecsys
Semper Fi