In this day of on line scams and fraud, whether buying or selling, eBay are just as precarious as everyone else. Over a period of ten years I've been scammed and lost out three times. On every occasion it was as buyer - the amounts being £75 and £33 and £120. I reported my losses to eBay. They did nothing. I've also had two other 'near misses' the most recent being only last week, this time mounting to a more serious £516. That seller is still advertising what I believe to be either stolen goods or using goods belonging to someone else ( a Yamaha TRB bass guitar). I reported my experience to eBay. They did nothing. There was also a previous occasion involving a £440 Yamaha bass guitar where the rogue seller had cloned the advert and photos from a legitimate ebay seller from Solihull. I recognised the guitar and notified the genuine seller. We both reported this to eBay who did nothing. In all these instances I reported the events to ebay. Waste of time. Ebay did nothing. The near miss I suffered only last week being just another example. Ebay are worse than useless when it comes to helping victims. So much talk of 'buyer protection' and 'seller protection'. Poppycock. They hide behind electronic FAQ and phone lines and emails manned by robots (sound familiar these days!) . On the odd rare occasion you do manage to actually get to speak to a real person either you can't understand them or they can't understand you. I wouldn't recommend eBay to anyone. It's too risky. And frankly you're on your own when things go wrong. Sadly, scammers know that.