As has been previously stated, you have to read the feedback before placing your bid. I have had a few issues but have been able to favorably resolve them by going through the proper channels. eBay has their tools to resolve conflicts between sellers and buyers and they do tend to work. Especially if you stick to using PayPal. I won 2 auctions from some dude calling himself 'Kinglear 001' or some such thing (I came to start calling him 'King Queer') who never shipped out my items. He only responded to me once when I inquired about my items and I was told that they were returned to him and he would re-ship. He never did, nor did he refund my money when I requested it and would not even respond to my inquiries. I used the PayPal resolution center to file a claim and it took a month, but I was fully refunded.

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