Not a good idea to "knock" the Buy/Sell Forum without citing specific cases. I have encountered nothing less than satisfactory experiences on it. Participants are "good folks", and it is an excellent service provided by OGR. Remember: eBay has not earned the name "flea-bay" by accident.
I was ripped off by a seller here.
Bought a lot of rolling stock that was listed as being in nice shape.
When the stuff arrived it was in poor condition with rust, scratches and paint specks.
Several of the cars were physically broken. The packing was poor, so it could have been shipping damage.
The seller would not make good.
I have purchased hundreds of items, including trains on EBay. There were very few disappointments. In almost all cases, when I was less than happy, the seller made it right without involving EBay or PayPal. There was a couple of times I had to open a case with EBay.
Both sales venues can have their bad apples. EBay may seem worse because it is a larger venue. You also have people selling who really don't know anything about trains. At least with EBay you can open a case. The rules here expressly forbid even talking about it.
All that written, I still use the buy-sell board, but I use it carefully. I appreciate the entire forum. Thank you to the folks at OGR.
