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In the thread "Advertisements on this Site" I mentioned my connection with eBay - and was light heartedly advised to avoid further mention of Satan's Site.
Like some other commenters I have done a lot of trading on eBay and with the exception of one fraudster I have been well treated. I was caught out in that case because I disregarded my own rules which are:
1. Don't buy from anyone who has less than 99.0% positive feedback as a seller. (That's a pretty tough standard as it means 99 out every 100 buyers are happy).
2. Don't buy from anyone with less than a total of about 10 feedbacks.
3. Read the negative feedback (if any) and see if there is a pattern eg false/misleading descriptions. Additionally, some negative feedback can be quite frivolous, which means you need to sort out genuine complaints from pique.
4. Read the vendor's response to genuine criticism. Rude or no replies are a warning.
5. Don't buy from anyone living in countries once part of the USSR.
I know some shun eBay citing bad deals such as the one Bo had. May I suggest giving eBay a go using my or similar rules?
You can often get gear that on line/offline retailers cannot carry because it is obsolescent or rare. It would be a shame to deprive yourself of these items when you don't need to.
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