I would like to make the suggestion that we ban payments by PayPal gift, or at least stop sales that require it.

I know rep deals are buyer beware type things anyway but if I wanted that level of uncertainty I'd buy my watches through alibaba and pay by bank wire. I deal through this community because that used to mean at least some level of stability and at least some form of fall back if the deal went sour.

Am I being unreasonable here? I have missed out on two deals for TC subs because I refused to pay by gift (I offered to cover the fees in each circumstance). I figured my 80+ reputation score and high post count would at least count for some small level of trust.