I [don't] hate E-Bay (was Cromemco 68000 on ebay)

You are not looking. Most sellers do not like Paypal, and will gladly accept MOs, even when they say "Paypal only" to appease the Ebay cops. Personal checks are a maybe, and of course, cash is the most sincere form of payment. WU is often disliked by sellers, because so many buyers screw up the paperwork. When a seller has 25 plus people a week asking all these "baby food" questions - and mind you, there is no money to be made answering them - they tend to get dropped. Many sellers are busy enough answering real questions that may result in higher bids, listing things, pack and shipping, and so forth. Many sellers also have to spend time looking and buying the stuff you people want, often for days at a time. It just does not appear on the sellers' doorsteps, with tags saying "Ebay me!". Anyway, about your above sample questions - that is what the feedback rating is for. That feature is pretty much all for the buyers to use. If buyers actually take the time to read the feedback, and maybe have a sliver of trust after seeing that most sellers are very honest, they would not have to waste everyone's time with all these pointless questions. Basically, if you see no evil in the feedback, then pretty much everything about the deal will go smoothly. The problem is that there are many buyers out there that have completely overreacted to minor incidences, or worse yet, listen to to a lot of crap spewed from others about how evil all dealers and sellers are. People like you have helped build up this mountain of distrust for all things Ebay, and now have really lost touch on how Ebay works in the real world. It pretty much works. Nearly all sellers are completely honest. Bad eggs are generally easy to spot and do not last long. Anyone with a proven track record on Ebay is going to do a good job. We do not shit where we eat. Oh yeah, like this request will get honored. -- Will