eBay's a little better than it used to be. Sellers actually had the advantage. The "buyer protection" had a lot of hidden terms that left you no recourse if a seller straight up didn't send you what you bought and or if it got lost or stolen in the mail. eBay's customer service would just play hot potato with you. I wouldn't be surprised if they got hit with a class action suit someday because there has to be millions, if not a billion or two, in shady transactions. It really has to be the case when eBay used to deal with checks and money orders too.