2 cents about ebay
I am not a huge ebay buyer, but I have purchased over 165 items and have never had a bad experience. First off Johan you need to do what in my business is call due diligence. Look at the feedback, in this case as many have said 0 feedback is a warning, however most scammers have a way of making false feedback and 100 percent ratings. No paypal is also a warning as has been stated. 00Juice might be the best way to go, but a fee would be a must in my opinion.
I had an interesting ebay situation recently, and I broke some of my rules for a good deal. A saw was listed as a Jonsered 70E, but the guy said he wasn't sure if it was a 70E. I'm no chainsaw expert, and even I could tell that it was a 621. The saw was supposed to run, but had to "feather" the throttle to get it to high rpm. It had a buy it now price of $60. He had all excellent feedback, so I bought it. Also only cashiers check or money order. I sent a money order on aug. 9th auction ended on the 6th. Waited two weeks and nothing, so I sent an email, no reply, waited another few days and sent another email. I finally got an answer, said he didn't get the check till the 17th, and had found another identical saw and would send it as parts saw for free. Waited some more. On Friday 31st got a box with two chainsaws. I put the chain and bar on the "good" one and fuled and bar oiled it. Started after about 10 pulls, and the carb was VERY sticky, car cleaner and blow off, worked like a champ. It took a while, but despite my fears I got TWO saws for $60 bucks and left the best feedback I could think of. Best of luck, and keep us updated on what happens. JR