Apparently none of you have ever used Escrow.com. This was my first attempt to make a purchase on Racingjunk, in spite of being on the site for a couple of years. Racingjunk suggests using this site in a message that comes up when you're negotiating for an item. The buyer (me) posts the money for the item, their fee, and the shipping with the escrow company. They hold the money and let the seller know they have the funds, and to ship the item. The buyer is on the hook for the shipping cost whether he keeps the part or sends it back. If he sends it back, the buyer has to pay the return shipping. This transaction protects the buyer AND the seller. I'm not upset because of the $25. I'm upset that Chris made a deal to send me a hood, and didn't do it. Plain and simple. I was raised that a man is as good as his word. If Chris couldn't ship the hood in a timely fashion, he shouldn't have made the deal. I didnb't try to buy it because I wanted a hood "sometime". I need it now to get it ready in time for the season. BTW, not only am I a retired police officer, I've had to take stolen cars away from people who bought one that they thought had a righteous title only to find out someone had put a clean VIN plate on a stolen car, so yeagh, I care about someone selling a VIN plate.