The feedback doesn't always tell the story. I bought my mystique on ebay, and it was a near disaster. It seems that the guy's strategy was to buy and sell a lot of low $ items, and build up a decent feedback rating, and then advertise several high dollar items at the same time (car, riding lawn mower, garden tiller, etc). Then, with all the items selling at one time, he would take the big $$, and deliver on nothing. I and several others had to go to the police in Atlanta, or we would have gotten nothing. I finally got my car, but it was nowhere near the way it was described. I ended up flying from Oklahoma to Atlanta, stayed in a hotel, and had to rent a car to get back to Oklahoma, because I couldn't track him down. When I finally called the police, and told them the guys name, they said "Oh, yeah, that guy......we've already got his partner in jail, and we're searching for him". He finally dumped the car in Houston, Tx, and I was able to go there and get it, so I finally got my car, but only because I put the pressure on him. I never would have sent $2000 via PayPal, if he hadn't had a near perfect feedback record (about 75 positives, very few negatives or neutrals). Within about two weeks time, he accumulated about 6-10 negatives, and then tried to disappear. He then changed his name, and started selling again under a new name. Ebay would do nothing, and neither would PayPal. I never could even make contact with a real live person at Ebay. When you read the fine print, their guarantee is worth very little. I still buy from ebay, but only low dollar items. The only way I'll ever buy a car again is to buy one close enough that I can drive to pick up the car, and pay cash when I get there. Be careful. If there's anything that seems even vaguely suspicious, stay away from it.
