I myself have had some great experiences with Ebay and not many bad ones
as to Ebay being a "pirates paradise" well, in my school we are required to have a Ti-83+ graphing calculator, retaling from from 75-100$, you can get one in perfect condition on ebay for 35-50$, well soon enough these calculators started getting stolen frequently and sold on Ebay, at least 2-3 dozen were stolen last year, some from people who's family's simply could not afford to buy such a high price item twice, and I imagine this could happen just as easily at a jobsite, someone buys a brand new Hole Hawg, Sawzall, Fluke, next day it's up for auction
