I have to agree with what has already been said. you have to be careful with any transaction that you can't se or touch. You have to do your homework, and not let yourself get into the mode that gets you to bid higher than you wanted, just because someone else is bidding against you. You have to decide what an item is worth to you and stop at that figure. Auctions on ebay are like streecars- another one will be along shortly. I have purchased too many items from both ebay and the Marketplace. I have had only one problem and the seller and I came to an agreeable settlement of the problem. The term Caveat Emptor was talked about on another post earlier. Remember Buyer Beware, but if your careful you can win what you want. Dennis