Good point. You're lucky if you can affort retail prices; I can't. I shop at the bay because I have found some great deals and I've yet to be scammed. But e`bay has become a very dangerous place for a lot of people, and I'm just trying to help them out. People call it evilbay because of the many bad experiences they're having. I call it fReaKbay because there's a freak show on e`bay every day. Buyers don't go some place else because there's no other place to go--for now. And apparently many of them, too, can't afford retail. I agree with you it's gamble no matter who you buy from, or whether you're buying or selling. That's the bay. 
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