Ebay is very safe, but people still find a way to some how take your money. It happened to me and it is NOT fun. To keep even safer try to use paypal and not checks or money because you will not be able to get it all back if they run away with it. For paypal make a bank acount and only put in about $200 or whatever amount you want incase some hacks into tour account it is not your retirement fund. Last but not least, cheack the sellers feedback! Try to find the negatives and see what the problem was and how many others said that also. If the rating is 95% possitive or higher with a seller with low feedbacks left for the person your good, but if they are a high seller with 1327 feedback left for him and has a 80% possitive feed back you may want to stray from that seller! I have experienced all of what I have said before and I dod not want this to happen to any others, so follow my words and STAY SAFE!