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warshawlawI've done nearly 1,000 transactions on ebay with only a handful of bad ones and only two I can think of where the seller outright stole my money (one never sent the cheap photo I purchased and was NARU's shortly thereafter, and there is that stinking crook who sold me two fake OJs). If you are really worried, transact only with regular posters here, vendors linked to this board, and nationally known dealers who use ebay. And ASK US; as you can see, we are not bashful about stating our opinions of dealers and sellers.
When you venture into uncharted waters, set a price where you are comfortable taking the risk and above that level deal only with vendors who will accept Paypal AND (critical point) pay by credit card not bank transfer. If someone is stupid enough to screw you on a deal charged that way, dispute the charge. Not only will you prevail if you were defrauded, Paypal will drop the hammer on the seller to boot. Of course, Paypal's jack-booted financial thuggery is so indiscriminate that a lot of good sellers are defrauded by unscrupulous buyers (there are some old strings on this topic so please don't hijack the thread with paypal bashes; that is not my intent in making the comment), but as a buyer that isn't your concern.