Just observations:
-Trading is tough- even in person- kind of like "mating elephants"
-unwinding a trade is even tougher when one party finds something not to their satisfaction
-A third party would only make the transaction take longer or kill it all together
-Better to sell you item yourself and use cash to buy
JMHO
The real and hidden moral to the trading story, is "have ready cash".
again JMHO.
Please don't say "not everyone is rich", buying another collectible is discretionary for the buyer or trader; one should never spend the rent, car payment, or lunch money on a new collectible.
Also JMHO.
It is true that sometimes or rarely a guy only wants to trade- why I'm not sure- but it happens.
Then you just dive into the "can of worms".
