[Hotfingrs]

I buy and sell quite a bit on ebay. If I'm buying I look at the person's feedback first thing. Too many negatives and I walk away. Big volume dealers will always have negatives, because there are people that just like to complain. If selling, you like at feedback and see if the person is a deadbeat buyer. Most aren't, and if they don't send the money, you're not out anything but some time.

Shortly before Christmas last year, I found a gal in Oz that had a hand blown glass cobra for sale. I emailed her and asked if she could get 5 more. She said she would check, and a couple of days later got email that she could. I was a little worried about them coming that distance and surviving. Well each one was packed in bubble wrap and boxed seperately, and all made the trip intact. They were presents for friends.

Most on ebay are on the up and up, but you just have to do a little homework, when buying.