Either the knowledge that the pistol was listed on several sites, or the phony FFL would have nipped this in the bud--and I had both. Thanks for the first one, Brother, and thanks to Bill McGuire of Interlaken Guns and Ammo for the latter. He always checks. Some, he says, don't always, and that's where the risk is.
I've made tons of gun and gun-related purchases from all sorts of auctions and classified sites and forums (I had to join a couple to buy guns, even). However, I'm not trafficking high-end collectibles. Shooters don't have much potential of great profit for scammers, so this probably explains why I've only ever encountered honest people so far.
Oh, and I think this is the same people again
http://www.gunlistings.org/indiana-g...zi_not_dwm_ww2