Chance,
I too have made many purchases in the past on ebay (none lately) and had no problem. When I see an item on the block being bid, I check into everything I can about the seller. I look at the remarks and read. I know that some will put in negative feedback, but I have to take that with a grain of salt also. I just trust my instincts and go ahead. It hasn't failed me yet, and I keep a close eye on the money for a time. Just to be sure extra is not taken out. Ebay is very much on top of things here and I know there is some who takes away. Most of my purchase have been under $100 US, so I don't think that I would loose too much.
The last purchase was a Panasonic Fax machine from Nashville, TN. I paid only a penny (that's 1/100 of a US dollar). Of course I paid shipping & handling of almost $25 US, and had to get a power cord, Ink Film, and telephone cord. So after all of that, I spent almost 45$ US for the machine, used. But it works! Gave the seller a positive feedback. He told me that things were not included in the deal.
Anyway, Chance just keep an eye on things and read the feedback, you'll learn a lot from that.
Cheers, Hondo B)
