Has anyone been scammed on Ebay before? If so please post details, i just joined and plan to buy some things.

Well, in a sense. I ordered what was described as a brand-new hard drive, and when it arrived I discovered that it was factory reconditioned. I tried to phone the vendor in case it was a mistake, but clearly his wife, who answered the phone, was used to calls like this. So I contacted ebay, and shortly after that he was removed from the site. The whole thing was ridiculous, because the drive has proved to be really good, and if he'd been honest from the start he would probably have sold his drives and would still be on ebay. That's the only problem I've had though. I've bought quite a few things over the years, and haven't regretted any purchase.

If you use PayPal you should be okay. They will help you if there is some type of dispute. When we sell things we only accept PayPal so we are sure to get our money. If you want to purchase something try to wait until right near the end before you bid. If you bid on something early you just start making it cost you more at the end.

No , it's pretty safe man. I use paypal. I have bought a book that was suppose to be soft cover and they sent me a huge hardcover. I gave him a poor review and he emailed me and I told him that the book didnt match picture and he refunded the money and gave me the book and I changed feedback. Pretty safe but people will try and charge you more so do a bit of research on what you are buying. Also watch the shipping cost people will have it marked for $1 and the shipping $60 be aware of that and it's pretty good