Quoted from ForceFlow:Be very cautious with someone that has no established reputation. Most scammers have no reputation and no online presence, except for maybe a few meaningless posts.
It's hard for a "cash on the glass" deal to go wrong, so try to stick to deals where you can actually get to the game.
Scamming usually involves someone who says they have a game they can ship but then disappears once they have your money.
Never do paypal friends & family on a deal like that. It's impossible to get your money back. Use an escrow service, or the goods & services option with a credit card. Wire transfers are also impossible to undo.
One thing you can do is say that you have a friend/relative in the area who can check it out on your behalf. A scammer will become incredibly evasive and even change locations.
Even if you don't actually know someone in that area, you can always ask in the community here if someone can check out a game for you. Plenty of people have done this for remote deals.
You could also ask to do for a video chat. It's hard to fake a live video, though that doesn't discount the possibility of a cut and run scam. That just proves there's a game sitting somewhere.
As for project games, especially WPC, they are getting harder and harder to find since everybody is restoring the ones that are still salvagable.
sadly, even a "Good reputation" doesn't mean someone won't scam you. I dealt with a Pinsider last year with a "Good Reputation" on here and he scammed me and seemed to feel no remorse at all for being a total tool in the deal. You have to assume everyone is out to scam you and watch your back on all deals unless its someone you really know well.
