How to buy a Sony Playstation 3 on eBay without getting scammed

• Always ask for a picture of the PS3 with a post-it-note showing your name and the date. 
• Don't buy from a seller who uses PRIVATE BIDDERS even if the seller has alot of feedback. 
• Alot of eBay accounts are getting stolen and being used by scammers to "sell" high-priced items.  Beware of sellers who act "strange".
• One day auction = scam.
• Private bidders = scam.
• Scammers will ask you to buy "outside of eBay".
• Scammers ask you to email via a non-eBay email (@aol @aim or @yahoo).

A typical scam will be multiples of the following:

• Zero feedback seller
• 1 Day auctions
• Recent account name change
• Private Bidder/User ID kept private
• High feedback seller (stolen account)
• Sells pages and pages of high-priced items at well-below wholesale prices
• Asks you to email him directly (@aol, @yahoo, @aim) instead of eBay

Remember:

1. Always ask for a picture of the item showing a post-it-note with the date and your name on it.  A valid buyer will always be more than willing to do this for an interested buyer.  A scammer will make up some lame excuse.
2. Pay with Paypal with a credit card.  Use 'Escrow.com' escrow service which is the only eBay approved service.  Or pay in person with cash.  Never use Western Union or any other escrow service.