I am an ebay regular. It is fast, convenient, user friendly, well-organized, and handles problems quickly and efficiently. I have never had a problem - 50+ buys.The sellers without exception have been friendly and cooperative. Dollar range of my purchases from $1 to $300+.
My one attempt at buying on Amazon resulted in a return of an antique ivory mah jong set ($200+) that turned out to be crappy jewelry findings. My posting of an unfavorable but honest and restrained review resulted in threatening emails from the seller. Had to get AOL and Amazon involved to make it stop.