Is it safe to buy from ebay?

How safe is ebay, like safe is the transaction between you and the person u buy from?

• how safe is the transaction between you and the person u buy from? my mom is so paranoid about giving her card number to ppl. im really angry cuz i wanna buy something on ebay cuz they have such great prices but my mom is all lik i dont lik giving my card number to ppl its not safe, i mean millions of ppl do it, and she thinks it NOT SAFE. plz explain to me how it works and some addition information.

• Answer:

  On ebay, you don't usually give your credit card details to a seller. The most usual route now is through Paypal which is totally secure and the seller doesn't see the credit card details/ You can get a paypal account or pay as a "guest" Generally online, if you checkout with a credit card just always make sure that the URL at the top is https not http (s signifies secure), and that the padlock icon shows a closed padlock not an open one, I've rarely had a bad deal on ebay but buying via paypal or credit card offers some security should the seller send a faulty item or not send it at all. Always try to work with the seller first though - most will try to put it right, especially those with good high feedback.