Yes I agree, I have the game shipped to me first as payment. Once it is received, then the game ships to the other party. I have found making trade deals across state lines is a very difficult task and it cost an average of $400-$450 for each game to ship unless you find someone that can do it for less. It seems like the only trade deals that actually work for out of state trades is when one of the parties is willing to do some serious driving. If NAVL could get the cost down it would make it worth it but to me $400+ is a tough pill to swallow for transportation cost, and often kills the deal.

*Keep in mind if you ship two or more games with NAVL/STI it brings down the cost to ship each machine considerably. I always ask the other party if they have additional games for sale or trade, it makes it worth it.