i think most if not all of us sent money through paypal, and they do get your money back and put a negative charge on whoever you paid if you file a complaint that you've been scammed. That's why I'm not too worried.
I used to be on rx7club.com where i've bought and sold parts, and my car among other things. I've been part of group buys where a huge amount of money is involved. $9k is a lot but not that much compared to car parts.
it would be nice if kwally could give us a list of people who've paid, and update the list every couple days just to make it official and make sure everyone is satisfied. we do only have 1 month until halloween, although i'm not dressing up as joker, (hopefully sephiroth), i just want to make a nice shirt and a couple ties. i know a lot of you guys do need this for halloween.