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I've updated this post.

If the price looks to be tooooo gooood , you need to look at the seller's country before bidding. Rest assured , if it's over seas , the item will take several months to reach CONUS and the shipping costs will be 5 times more. Also , America's money institutions do not carry other currencies because of the dollar's deflation status. And , most countries will not honor the postal pinky. Canada and The UK will.

If the picture is fuzzy , ask for a better one. Otherwise , move on. There's a problem with it. Most likely , there will be another one , just like " This One "

If the item has a reserve price , I will not bid on it. The seller is not serious about selling it.

When the seller uses double talk , move on , there will be another. For example : A 2 " AA " battery motor is included , the FA - 120 motor is not included. Did you catch that ?

ALWAYS look at the seller's feedback. Read some of the comments , regardless of the seller's rating.

When the item says no refunds , no returns , sold as is. There may be a problem. ASK !

Don't be afraid to leave negative feedback. When you are in the right , the seller has no come back and looks really bad if they give the buyer negative feedback in retaliation.

Stay away from LOOK , L@@K , VINTAGE , RARE , SWEET , ect. , ect. , ect. , .......those sellers are desperate. A good item and a good seller do not need a traveling circus to get a buyer's attention.

EBAY has changed it's site to promote more advertising. Before leaving EBAY , remove your cookies. I have found 9 tracking cookies on EBAY and " YES " , there are mining cookies looking for any information about " YOU " inside your computer. These will generate e-mail phish messages to you.

Shipping costs have gone up. There are those , who double dip in the shipping costs with hidden handling charges. If unsure about the shipping costs and the carrier , just ASK ! ! ! And save the message until the transaction is complete.

Some people are now listing their items for a dollar , while doubling the shipping charges and/or not listing their total charges. You NEED TO ASK ! ! ! A neat trick is to NOT say what the shipping charges are.

The regular parcel post rate will now take about 3 weeks to arrive , not the stated 9 days. If you are in a hurry , use another rate. FEDEX or UPS are not always better or cheaper AND this years Christmas rush is going on right now.

There are reputable sellers on EBAY. It's the bad ones that make them all look bad.

If in doubt about anything , ask before bidding. If there is no response , or it takes days to get an answer , move on. There's always another one just like " This one "

Seller fraud is on the increase at EBAY. There is more and more JUNK being listed on Ebay these days and Ebay does'nt care. They will put strikes on non paying winners without caring or blinking an eye , even if the item is pure JUNK. Know something about the item before bidding and keep all messages until the transaction is satisfactorily complete.

Some sellers are afraid to give their name to the winner for Money Orders and/or their address. I'll let you go figure out that one.

PayPal has become very expensive from being over used in covering bad transactions because of JUNK. There are increasing complaints about PayPal not being worth the costs. However , you will find that auctions using PayPal only , will be cheaper for the buyer. Now that's a money saving tip !