Posted By:
JKPhil,
I do understand what you are saying - but, in my experience, each time I sold something for pickup only, the buyer brought the money with them. If I had any questions at all about this seller, I would only pay at the time of pickup.
I guess given the other issues, there is reason to be suspicious. I just don't regard the failure to exchange info until after the auction to be one of the red flags.