Quote Originally Posted by GAMEchief View Post
Don't ask to do trades over PM. It looks sketchy -- like you're hiding something. If there are problematic posts, TU should be able to remove them from the topic for you.
I thought that's how trades are generally conducted.

If there are fail-safes like middlemen in place and the member is proven to be reputable enough, then I don't see that as that big of a deal. Tree, as far as I know, is pretty trustworthy in terms of online transactions involving gaia.