And one other thing to watch out for is fenced goods. I once got burned myself when I found the serial number ground off. I tried through three police departments for them to look into it but they weren't interested. I was finally told to take it back for a refund which I did. So watch out for stolen goods. It's out there. Again, watch the reputation of the seller and read the feedback. A clean seller has not business selling stolen goods. It could happen but how anyone could miss a ground off serial number is a little hard to comprehend. And by the way, I even went so far as to recover the serial number from the bottom of the unit but that still didn't get the police department's attention. They wouldn't even return my phone calls. You're on your own out there.
eBay is definitely the Wild West of the internet
you have to be savvy
they blow off any complaints about 2nd chance offers, although lately all the higher priced stuff is anonymous
I'm surprised at all the complaints about shipping cost since these are all listed up front, and are readily visible.
but I've sold thousands of dollars of classic auto parts at prices I probably would not have gotten without a ton of traveling and wasted time at shows/markets