I always check feedback. I realize people have to start from nothing and sometimes you have to take a chance.
I've been very fortunate and have bought firearms from GunBroker.com and other places and gotten them way below the going market value because some people won't take a risk on an unknown seller.
Sorry you got burned but FYI here is proof001's "score" on EBay / No listing for proof002:
[COLOR="RoyalBlue"][SIZE="4"]eBay My World: proof001( 0 )[/SIZE][/COLOR]