I WAS SUPPOSED  TO WIRE MONEY TO BANGKOK.....8700 AND THEN ONCE THE EQUIP ARRIVED THE BALANCE.OF 11500..IT LOOKED VERY OFFICIAL AND IM A NEW USER...WELL I ASKED FOR THERE CONTACT INFO...IT WENT TO A LADY IN CONNETICUT WHO NEVER OWNED A BACKHOE...SHE WAS AMAZED....THE I GOT A EMAIL FROM EBAY SAYING IT WAS A CONFIRMED SELL AND THAT I WAS COVERED UNDER THERE BUYER PROTECTION PLAN....SAFE HARBOUR AND SAFE TRADE.....WELL I READ THE RULES ABOUT FILEING A CASE . AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT IT DIDNT COVER TRANSACTION OUTSIDE THE USA AND BOTH MEMEBRS HAD TO BE IN GOOD STANDING....THE INDIVIDUAL WAS SUSPENEDED AFTER I BROUGHT IT TO EBAYS ATTENTION....AND YET I STILL GOT EMAILS FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE EBAY STATING I WAS PROTECTED UNDER THERE BUYERPROTECTION PLAN....IT LOOKED SO OFFICIAL AND YET WHEN I DID MY OWN INVESTIGATION I SAW THEY DIDNT COVER IT AT ALL.....THE INFO HE SENT ME ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION CO WAS ACE''''''' AND THEY DIDNY HAVE A TELE. NUMBER.....I CALLED BETTERBUISNESS THEY HAD NO INFO....I ASKED FOR SERIAL NU.....HE SAID IT WAS ALL THE PAPERWORK AT ACE IN GLENDALE CALI....SO MANY RED FLAGS   AND YET I STILL GOT EMAILS FROM EBAY SAYING IT WAS COVERED.....UNREAL....AFTER ALL THE TIME I PUT INTO THIS I WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW....THESE GUYS ARE GOOD..HE WANTED ME TO '''WIRE MONEY TO BANGKOK''''.....LIKE IM GOING TO WIRE MONEY TO BANGKOK....WITH OUT SEEING EQUIPMENT.....WITH OUT SERIAL NUMBERS....WITHHIS MEMBERSHIP SUSPENDED....AND HIS CONTACT INFO GOING TO A LITTLE OLD LADY IN CONNETICUT    AND THE CARGO CO WHO DOENT HAVE A TELEPHONE NUMBER....THESE GUYS ARE CROOKS AND EBAY NEEDS TO PROSECUTE THEM TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW....IM A NEW USER AND SO WAS HE....I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR A GOOD DEAL ON A BACKHOE.....I CANT AFFORD TO LOOSE MY MONEY ON SOME SCAM...I HAVE A FAMILY MAYBE ID BE BETTER OFF JUST GOING TO THE DEALER SHIP WHERE I KNOW THERE NOT SOME THIEF....MY FIRST EXPERIENCE ON EBAY...IM NOT TO IMPRESSED....AND I DIDNT LOOSE A DOLLAR....ITS ALL UNREAL I GUESS THE INTERNET IS FULL OF THIEFS AND CRIMINALS...ITS A SHAME....EBAY SHOULD GO AFTER THESE PEOPLE WITH PRISON .....AND SO SHOULD THE GOVERMENT.....BAD PEOPLE SUCK....