1. A method for securely selling an item on a remote computer purchasing system, comprising the steps of: offering an item for sale on the remote computer purchasing system for selection by a buyer, said remote computer purchasing system including a website showing the offered product; receiving at the remote computer purchasing system an electronic messages including an acceptance to the offer to sell the item sent by a buyer; receiving a message at the remote computer purchasing system that a payment for the item has been made to the payment and inspection service on behalf of the buyer and that a notification message has been sent to the seller that the payment was received; receiving a message at the remote computer purchasing system that the purchased item was received at an inspection service site operated by the payment and inspection service after the offer to sell the item on the remote computer purchasing system has been accepted by the buyer and that a notification message was issued to the buyer who used the remote computer purchasing system that the item has been shipped to the inspection location and is ready for inspection by the buyer; after providing the purchased item to the buyer for a monitored inspection of the shipped item at the inspection service site operated by the payment and inspection service, said payment and inspection service monitoring the buyer during the inspection, allowing the buyer to inspect the shipped item to assure its acceptability without giving the buyer an opportunity to alter or swap the shipped item, and issuing a message to the remote computer purchasing system that the buyer's payment funds were transferred to the to the seller upon acceptance of the item by the buyer or returned back to the seller upon rejection of the item by the buyer.