To get some j-boots

[Velerin]

I finally am high enough level to try to camp the AC in South Ro (still a long ways off for the OOT one) but this guy is perma-camped, mostly just people looking to sell it. I don't mind sitting around camping here or there for 2-4 hours at a time (my usual playtime) until I eventually get it but there's no way I can wait 5 hours in line just to have a chance to camp him for however long.

So, it seems lots of people just buy MQ's and I figure as much as I want to camp it myself it'll probably be a lot more fun to just earn some pp and buy one. At 29 I have about 2k saved but I'm sure if I grind away I could make 5-7k eventually. My biggest concern is actually buying the MQ. How can you be sure not to get scammed? Do you pay everything up front? half and half? Are there a few reputable buyers people deal with? That'll be a big chunk of plat for me to lose if it falls thru. I wish I could camp this myself but staring at zombies and spiders for hours on end just for a chance to start a camp for more hours on end doesn't sound like a lot of fun.

Thanks,
Velerin