We're somewhere around 400 transactions on Ebay, most of them buying. I have been "had" once and PayPal promptly returned my money. I have had one questionable buy that the seller may or may not have been aware of. I won't buy without pictures and I ask a lot of questions. If I ask someone a question and he demonstrates a bad attitude in his answer, I don't buy. One guy last week listed $20.00 shipping to ship a 1 pound package USPS. I asked him if that was a misprint and he told me in no uncertain terms that if I didn't like it to shop somewhere else. I shopped somewhere else. I have been happy with Ebay, but it is always a gamble and you must realize that going in. I will be burned in the futureit's just a question of when and how badly.