Concerned: Am I being scammed by a seller on TRF?

[jaisonline]

this entire thread along with a few others made me hesitate even dealing with a reliable trusted seller on TRF when cashiers check and wiring money were the only payment methods.

i feel terrible for my TRF seller because when i went to the bank to begin the wire transfer process, i ended up calling the seller and withdrawal from our verbal deal (the watch obviously wasn't shipped). i was just too worried since if anything went wrong, it's a big chunk of money to lose. I sell watches and other expensive items online so I can understand a seller getting upset. note: I accept paypal and credit card for some of my buyers at their expense. So i totally understand why some buyers only want cashiers check and wiring money as payment.

i know my seller is very upset with me despite me trying to make it right by mailing him a small yet sincere goodwill personal check for the trouble.

at the end, people do need to realize that folks are buying the seller and any unknown risk. while my seller is known on TRF and he was nice on the telephone, i still don't know him. there are times i rather pay the extra 2%-4% for using paypal or better yet, a credit card.