When to Compromise Your Personal Boundaries?
 

If you contacted someone to make a purchase from them and you have no idea who they are, what would you do? Where do you let your personal comfort line get crossed in a business deal with someone you don't know?

1) Send the money in hopes you get what you're paying for?
2) Depend on your solid, legit reputation as a non-scammer and request your product be sent before payment be made?
3) Cancel the transaction because the 2 parties cannot come to an agreement?

General feedback requested.

ask for references from the GFY members ...

#2 or #4) use an escrow service

business is business.

Agreed, or pay half now and half when transaction is completed saves losing all your money....

2 then 3

escrow only

I guess it all depends on the money involved.

dont do business with people you dont know :P