Grady,
You have done a very thorough job protecting yourself. Every move you've laid out is going to keep you safe. We've been buying/selling on ebay for years, more than 400 transactions. Only been burned one time and that was when I did a bank to bank transfer into a guy's account. ***
don't ever do that**** it's a one way ticket. I lost $3,500 on that transaction for a 911 engine. I spoke to the fellow on the phone several times, got an address from him etc. All of it was false as I found after the fact. The phone was a throw-away. Police will do nothing for you, absolutely ZERO. Your bank can do nothing, the bank at the other end will do nothing. Your money is gone forever.
I did ruin every sale the guy had going on ebay at the time plus got his account suspended, but $3,500 disappeared for me forever.
Obviously, I'll never do that again. But I continue to buy/sell on ebay with some hard won wisdom. Besides, Grady, if someone burns you, we the Pelican Mighty will go BIBLICAL on them!!!
angela