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If a supplier or parts builder has a bad reputation, and you want to buy his product, and it is a stock item, then unless you can go to his place of business and pick it up, and pay for it in entirety at that time, then the best way of doing business with that entity is to have him list it in
E-Bay as a "buy it now", and pay with it through Pay pal that is based on your credit card. If he doesn't ship the item, you have some recourse through Pay pal and your credit card. Of course he will have to pay a small amount to E-Bay, but that s the price to pay for a bad reputation. If it is custom work you need done and he wants a down payment, good luck, I would find someone with a better reputation.

He is a member here, as I have seen his posts and threads, apparently he doesn't care anymore.