I just bought a really good quality bass guitar from eBay.. I was also VERY skeptical.. suposedly they have some kind of protection thing if you pay by PayPal? I duno, my husband took care of most of the details, hehe.. I was very VERY skeptical and afraid that my money was gonna get stolen, but alas, a week later my bass arrived in perfect condition, very well packaged, yadda yadda. I paid about a quarter of it's value, and it's an awesome bass.