Ebay seller

I completely agree that a lot of the blame here has to fall on the
poster for buying from someone with bad feedback. That being said I
also agree with the poster that Ebay is less then diligent when a
buyer is scammed. My boyfriend won an auction for a portable DVD
player and there was some confusion with the seller and the purchase.
Long story short my boyfriend didnt recieve the item (seller claimed
it was lost in the mail and since we didnt get insurance-part of the
earlier named confusion-we were stuck) my boyfriend tried to settle
the matter himself and when he got no where he contacted Ebay and
PayPal and neither was willing to help out because "too much time had
passed". Too much time my ***!! One month since the auction ended, one
month of my bf trying to resolve it himself-as they encourage-and
we're told too bad too much time has passed! I definately agree that
Ebay should stand behind the buyer more, because without buyers there
is no Ebay.

I have to agree. Check the feedback a seller has gotten prior to
bidding. If you see a pattern of no product arriving and no responses
to questions, be wary of transacting with this seller.

For the most part, eBay will not regulate a sale and it is normally
between the seller and the buyer to work out their differences.

If you paid for your purchases via credit card, I would dispute the
charge on the basis of the product not arriving.

I have never bought anything on e-bay, but I would think that someone
will "800 negative feedbacks" wouldn't be someone to give money to.
Caveat Emptor -- let the buyer beware.

Ebay has systems and procedures in place that help protect buyers from
unscrupulous sellers.

One of these is the feedback system.

If, however, buyers like yourself ignore these systems and procedures
then there isn't a whole heck of a lot Ebay can do.

There's massive negative feedback for one seller and you still buy
from them?

Ebay's supposed "greed" isnt the problem here. Not by a long shot.