Having recently been burned by two new member to ODT I asked cfreego to give me a call before setting a meet time & place, mostly just to get a sense of who I was dealing with. I explained my hesitation about dealing with member who had little or no established feedback and he was most understanding.
Everyone needs to start somewhere, and after speaking I felt confident in setting a meet time/place. He was right on time, cash in hand. Couldn't have asked for a smoother transaction.