If you are going to offer items for trade instead of a cash payment, I wont ship out until your package arrives to me and is inspected. You will need to ship your stuff with tracking and insurance.
Mr. Hell (yes, you do have a reputation 
), how in the world is that fair to both sides? Plenty of us have a good reputation and you know that. I understand this if the other party is totally new to retro game B/S/T, but... really?
Unfortunately I have been burned before on trades by being sent damaged items (busted neo geo cd system etc). Also, you will find this policy is enacted a lot on other forums like Klov/Vaps and SHMUPS! by many sellers. It basically means if your item arrives damaged, you will be getting it back unless you insured it and file a claim. I have no problem with this policy. I have sent many items myself in advance for other sellers threads elsewhere who went by the same policy, and I cant say I blame them. My stuff would be a form of payment they decided to accept instead of cash. Just like a check, you want to make sure the "payment" as it were was good before shipping the items being purchased.
If you have any issues at all with this kind of policy, then I suggest you don't deal with anyone who uses it. To each their own. I make a exception for some people. It depends on who it is. As in your case, regardless of stating "Plenty of us have a good reputation and you know that", I actually dont. I have no f*cking idea who you are Firebomber7. As far as I am aware I have never bought nor sold to you. I don't personally know anyone who has, or who has mentioned you in any transaction they have concluded. Unless I have dealt with you personally, or personally know a few people who have done so successfully, then you are SOL.
You might have a great rep with other members, but I may not even know or deal with these other people, so that rep wont have any meaning for me. And this applies to me too in other peoples eyes. In the end it boils down to buyer beware. If you don't like a sellers trade policy, then move on to a seller that you prefer, or just straight up pay in cash funds and avoid trades. You shouldn't jump into any transaction you don't feel comfortable with either way.
