Some advice

[Froggy]

Another thought on checking out books; if a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is. There is a good reason that is such a well known little ditty. The vendors here are all well known & proven to be reliable & most importantly SAFE! It is a truly dangerous situation we are in these days and your personal safety & continued health are worth the extra ?.

[Grovedale]

Thansk Froggy, absolutely right and great to be reminded 

[peacemaker]

Good luck in your future business Grovedale.
I also second everything that all other members have said regarding the advice for you.
Also there is a couple of other things i have to add in case no one else has said them.

Firstly the stock levels can sometimes be a good idea as to weather or not he is a scam especially if most of the items are out of stock then it`s usually a good sign that they are not a complete scam.

One other thing to add, I find it interesting to read the comments on the website and it`s usually very easy to pick out the made up comments because they are usually all very similar comments. Check for the same punctuation , similar spelling and the use of certain words used in the comments. I find it funny how easy it is to read the positive comments and realize that they are all written from the exact same person and it`s just so obvious.

Anyway take care and good luck.

[Grovedale]

Good luck in your future business Grovedale.
I also second everything that all other members have said regarding the advice for you.
Also there is a couple of other things i have to add in case no one else has said them.

Firstly the stock levels can sometimes be a good idea as to weather or not he is a scam especially if most of the items are out of stock then it`s usually a good sign that they are not a complete scam.

One other thing to add, I find it interesting to read the comments on the website and it`s usually very easy to pick out the made up comments because they are usually all very similar comments. Check for the same punctuation , similar spelling and the use of certain words used in the comments.  I find it funny how easy it is to read the positive comments and realize that they are all written from the exact same person and it`s just so obvious.

Anyway take care and good luck.

Thanks Peacemaker, that's a really good tip re stock levels and what's in stock. Makes total sense. Thank you 
peacemaker