Anyone else notice that lately when the bad stuff goes down, its always "my wife" shipped it, etc? Seems I see this more often than not. I don't know if it would help to know this to identify bad sellers, but maybe? No offense intended for those of us with wives.
I've settled into only doing deals now that involve clear pictures. I prefer them to be posted on the site, but depending on the seller or if I have done deals with them in the past that have gone well, I may consider a text picture. Even with pictures you have to be careful but at least its something to refer back to later on.