Thank you for thinking of me Bill.
My opinion doesn't count anymore than anyone else's around here. But for what it's worth (I think there's an acronym for that), I believe that some sort of restriction on being able to sell is food for thought.
Time restriction doesn't count, as there are some here who joined 10 years ago, and have less than 20 posts to their names.
A serious fraudster will look at the $40 for a Gold membership, and convince themselves that it's their right to rip people off, as they have paid to be in the "Club".
The best and possibly safest way to approach Buying & selling is to study the Feedback system, and also posts by seller/buyer as the case may be. If EVERYONE used the Feedback system correctly AND honestly, then we would find a bit better sense of security here.
The eBag feedback system is flawed - at least the last time I tried to write a negative comment on crappy products, I wasn't able to.
People power here is the key. Most of us are aware of the regular sellers with a good feedback and reputation - we should support those guys. After all, they have parts that we all need at times. Even guys who don't sell often, but are always on the boards AND commenting, I would say are pretty much all trustworthy (although don't take my word 100% for that)
Anyone here who is willing to post up pictures of their face & cars, I would have no hesitation in dealing with - though guys obviously have nothing to hide.
I would never trust anyone who has never posted up pictures of their car or face, and have never offered anything of any consequence to this site.
****And finally (for now) If anyone ever has doubts about doing a deal with a member, feel free to send Private Conversation messages to other members, and ask their opinion....it can't hurt.
There are plenty of members here who belong to other sites, and have seen regular commentary by them elsewhere.....it all counts. That's what Employers do these days....they look into
Farcebook profiles etc to see what sort of weirdo they're about to take on.