buying from ebay?

[ole]

Know I'm late responding to this thread, but I'd never buy electronics off e-bay again. I bought an IBM laptop from a dealer that "checked out", And it turned out to be stolen!
After I received it I registered the serial number at IBM, and all seemed good for about a month, then suddenly I had a Chicago detective calling me up to find out how I had gotten the laptop...

[bondjpf]

Know I'm late responding to this thread, but I'd never buy electronics off e-bay again. I bought an IBM laptop from a dealer that "checked out", And it turned out to be stolen!
After I received it I registered the serial number at IBM, and all seemed good for about a month, then suddenly I had a Chicago detective calling me up to find out how I had gotten the laptop...

Well, that could also happen if you buy from a store across the street.
You still would not know if the item was stolen or not.
So buying from ebay is just like buying from another place without facing the seller in person.
I've made good deals by buying on ebay.