I just wanted to share a quick thought about a local here, Ed Cowden. If this thread is in the wrong place I apologize.
I recently purchased a bow from Ed and it was nothing short of the best internet "transaction" I have ever made... and I have made TONS of them on many different websites.
Ed was kind, generous, and true to his word. He gave me a very lengthy grace period to decide whether or not I was going to purchase the bow, let me try it before committing to purchase, and even offered to let me pay in installments since Christmas is right around the corner! I took him up on all but the latter. All of this and he was dealing with me, a new member without any background here (though I do have plenty of perfect transactions elsewhere).
Needless to say, the bow was in mint condition (exactly like he had described) and he even threw in a stringer to help me get started since I am new to Trad. Not to mention all of the free advice through email exchanges.
I am new to the trad community and have received nothing but kindness from here and other websites. Thank you, and thank you Ed for being a stand up guy.