Cromemco 68000 on ebay

On Sunday 29 March 2009, Vernon Wright wrote: How does a having BIN on an item keep you from being defrauded? I too was defrauded once on ebay. That hasn't stopped me from using it, because it's an exceedingly useful resource for getting items. Also, I've done hundreds of transactions on ebay, and only been defrauded once (it was on a cell phone; I've discovered that some categories seem to get more frauds than others). I've never had a problem with buying or selling non-commodity items, like classic computers or specialized scientific equipment on ebay, probably because the audience for those items is fairly intelligent compared to the general public. BTW, this is why I alway pay for ebay items via credit card, even though it's extra hassle to get Paypal to not want to debit my checking account for the money. I can always get the money back from Visa even if Paypal can't "recover" the money, if I get defrauded. Now that ebay requires people to pay via credit card or Paypal (which I appreciate as a buyer, but not so much as a seller), it's a lot harder for a seller to make you pay with a method that you can't get your money back if they're trying to defraud you. Of course, now, as a seller I worry about people actually getting the things I sell them, but Paypal coming after me because they didn't properly read the auction description. Pat -- Purdue University Research Computing --- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org