I disagree. You can have high end items purchased on ebay authenticated. If the item turns out to be fake, ebay protects the buyer every time (so if you've already paid, you will get your money back). I have bought lots of authentic high end items on ebay, at great prices. Also bought a couple of fakes- but cancelled those transactions and lost nothing but a few minutes of my time. If you decide to write off ebay altogether, you will miss out on greater deals than you'll find anywhere else, IMHO.