I guess I'm going against the grain here but I've used eBay many times to acquire good, quality items and to sell some of my eccentric stuff (like my C band satellite gear); just got a nice set of D&D pipes for my standard Bonnie last week. I've won a few and lost a few but "c'est la vie" with auctions. I guess working audio systems for auctions for the last 25 years gives me a different outlook.