One thing I've noticed is that you can no longer be sure who you are really dealing with or where the goods will be coming from. I won an item advertised as in London England from a seller with an English name, then found I only received a form email in pidgin Enrish from an address in China. All my attempts to contact the seller were unanswered. I finally opened a dispute with eBay after a month, and then a package showed up from China with no explanation. Clearly there was no part of the seller's operation in England at any time.
I recently had a similar experience. I won an item on ebay listed as being in California, but it was shipped from Hong Kong, and took nearly two weeks to arrive.
It was a good price and a good deal, but I resent liars.