There are
good sellers on
ebay and bad sellers on
ebay. I have gotten some of my best deals on
ebay -- some from
Forum itself. I get rather disgusted with some of the "beware of fleabay" nonsense out there, lumping all
ebay sellers together as though they were all crooks. Some are, most aren't (some of the most reputable dealers I know of have listings on
ebay and many of the smaller sellers are
members of this board). One simply has to know from whom one is
buying and also know what one is
buying. In short, be knowledgeable and careful -- as with everything else.