I did couples of transactions in the forum (with mikechai, smile, guyz etc...) So far transactions have been smooth without a hitch

I must agree with bear that good ethics and trusts are all we need in online business. Afterall, it's a virtual world anyway right?

Having said that, IMHO, miscommunication and ?delay in delivery of goods are the main issues in the above mentioned case. I'm not one of the buyers hence my interpretation might not as accurate. But suffice to say that... we, the buyers, expect a very good service from the sellers. If in anytime, the seller thinks that he/she is doing a "favour" of providing cheap stuffs here, I could not have disagreed more!

Just to share some of my views on this issue:
1. Business is meant for profit, no matter how marginal it is.
2. There will definitely be someone else doing the business if you are not. So the success or failure of the business will largely depend on the way you conduct your business to your customers' taste and satisfaction.
3. Hence if one thinks that his effort outweighs profits in the business (say for example, travelling to Singapore with the sole intention of buying stuffs and selling them at the profit of 10cents per piece), he should critically review his "business" plan... as he would probably fail his "business" quite soon.

Hope my views are helpful