eBay tips, advice, etc.

I'm sure this has been discussed, I just haven't been able to find the thread(s) as I'm not 100% sure what to search for. This is a multi-part question, so any help is much appreciated.

1) what do you guys do about eBayers with 0 feedback. I've posted the kicks I'm interested in in the Legit Check subforums, & everything checks out which is reassuring -- I've just never purchased from sellers with 0 feedback. What's the best bet on approaching this, and getting additional reassurance?

2) what will eBay and/or PayPal do to enforce a potential scammer? I know there's protection in place, I'm just not all that familiar with it as I never worried buying from legit, verified sellers?

Thanks in advance NT.

Try the general forum.