Amen to that. If I were just starting out I would definately look at the Marketplace first before buying off E-bay. There are some fantastic deals there and while you may not know the person that is selling, they are staking their reputation if they cheat someone. The forums may be huge in numbers but it is small for other things. With E-bay there is no real recourse if something is misrepresented and at least on the Marketplace you SHOULD be dealing with people that know their pieces.

Rich