Let me cheer this joint up a bit and say that I bought an amp off of tcarcio and because of the few bad experiences that I have had on eBay and this XP thing happening here, I went and picked it up in person.
I can't wait for him to sell another one so that we can spend another couple of hours shooting the breeze. Now that I have met him, I wouldn't hesitate to send him money for an item. Somehow I get the sense that he doesn't have any lawyer 'friends'.