[jeffgrant]

I, too, have had excellent luck with eBay purchases... mostly for older computer hardware (Sun servers, etc).

The one time that I got something that was not as advertized (drives were 9GB insteadl of 36GB), I contacted the seller and we worked out compensation. (In my case, a huge reduction on 2 new items I bought from him).


As a buyer (over $4,000 last year), I take the feedback very seriously... if there's one negative in 2,000, then I take it with a grain of salt and understand that some buyers are knobs, pure and simple, and give the seller the benefit of the doubt.

If it's 1 in 50 or 100, different story. He doesn't have the track record to assuage my fears/concerns, so I don't buy from them.

I guess what I'm saying is don't underestimate the importance or impact of the feedback. At least in my case, it carries a lot of weight.