There are scams, frauds and deadbeats in every field, and eBay is no different.
However, eBay has some great systems in place to avoid falling prey to such scams when buying.
I feel that eBay often gets an unfair rap for fraud when you consider the very tiny amount of bad transactions it actually is involved with vs. the amount of bad press it gets for those transactions.

Consider that an average brick and mortar business has about a 60 to 75% customer satisfaction rating. Now consider that the average successful seller on eBay needs to maintain at least a 96% or above positive feedback rating to maintain a steady customer base.

If you are going to run into trouble on eBay, it's more likely going to involve some form of honest miscommunication. It's still a relatively new marketplace and bugs need to be worked out no doubt, which brings me to the point of this post.

I've recently contracted with an eBay expert to distribute a free eBook called the eBay Buyer's Guide. It's by a gentleman named Terry Gibbs and you can download his free book courtesy of
AuctionWally here: http://auctionwally.com/ebaybuyersguide.pdf

If your not familiar with a PDF file it's very easy, uncomplicated and safe to use. Just click on that link above and the book will open in your browser just like a regular web page.

I'm sure this book will be as helpful to you as it is to me, I continue to reference it often. Since I've found it to be the real deal with useful information, I've also included it in the left hand column under 'Trustworthy Sources'

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