In history of comic-related ebay, there has probably been more people upset then happy. I can easily see why. I talk to dealers at shows all the time why they dont bother buying from ebay and i can totally understand their reasons..."oh i had to send it back, i lost money on shipping, it took months to get my money back". Well i think if they educated themselves a little better they could have easily avoided it. First off, every single buyer is taking a risk buying off somebody with 1,000,000 feedback or 0 feedback. You just have to increase your odds of having a successfull transaction, however the tradeoff is you will pay more with the more confidence you throw into your seller. This is why you will see lets say fantastic four #44 1st inhumans sell consistently in fine 6.0 between 10-15 for sellers with unestablished (under 1,000 feedback or not a mainstream comic convention dealer) feedback, however someone established might get close to guide or more because of the buyer's faith in the fact they grade correctly or undergrade. It is very, very hard to become an established ebayer because it is like any other business people forget. If you open a brick and mortar store, you will realize a profit after about 3 years. On ebay, people expect a following of customers overnight. This is indeed not the case, as it is like every other business out there. You have to build rapport, have a newsletter, follow up and make sure your customers are happy. It is not as easy as listing an auction and sending it out on time, although with many ebuyers experiences being satisfied completely with that. Protect yourself as an ebuyer by asking for larger scans, asking if there are any coupons or missing pages or even a question like "can i see it in person" if you are nearby. Generally, all ebay sellers are not out to get each other so if somebody sends you a misgraded comic, be courteous because they might not do it for a living.