What I did when I was new was buy a bunch of bats and built up GTG feedback that way...I have been on here for almost a year, have bought almost 15 bats (who knows how many people have forgot to leave feedback) and I just barely started selling...first and foremost, IMO, asking for a check or money order just seems odd...get a paypal account, it's free, takes 2 seconds, and makes everything easier on everybody...I would have bought this bat the day it was posted for sale had he allowed me to pay via PayPal and had he shipped first...instead I spent about the same amount for a "mint" flat sticker F98 27oz instead...heck, I paid more then $250 for the niw flat 27oz F98 in my sig and I was stoked bc it's a unicorn to me (at least NIW)