For clarification...
davewil's items are not necessariliy in a category that doesn't attract unreasonable or dishonest buyers. I do think that the category is less prone to attracting such buyers than is the case for some categories (such as phones, iPads, big ticket electrical items, cars, etc.).
At the foundation level, though, davewil describes any issue, and if anything, he under-rates condition so that buyers are pleasantly surprised upon arrival of the items.
There are other things that he does as part of his risk mitigation; I only know about the visible elements, of which any buyer would be aware. Each seller would naturally have their own risk mitigation and selling policies/protocols, and some elements could be (perhaps should be) applied as a basis of selling in general, while others would be highly specific not only to the particular types of goods being sold, but to the particular style of the seller.
It's a sad thing, isn't it... that there are always going to be some bad buyers thinking of transactions as lorries which they can gently or roughly "encourage" to tip over...?
DISCLOSURE: I don't know davewil personally. However, I interact with davewil pleasantly on these boards as I like his honesty, knowledge, and wit. He's sometimes rapier-savage; I prefer that to saccharine-coated dishonesty or flim-flam. (I loathe flim-flam; I loathe two-facedness; I loathe it when people "look like the innocent flower, but be the serpent under it". I have purchased from davewil, and will probably purchase from davewil again.
