I have to agree with some views on here. I managed to build a bike on ebay last year. I got the frame and most of the components from one seller but it was after I had negotiated a reasonable price with him since he went to 2 auctions with no hits. I bought the wheels from a dealer on ebay which saved me about 250 and some parts on craigslist with sellers willing to ship and use paypal. Ebay has definitley dropped off from individuals selling and gone to mostly retailers. Now I find its like going to the flee market week after week and then finally finding what I need. Unfortunatly I can't make a purchase from an individual online without using paypal since the risk of me not getting what I paid for is too high. Most people don't realize if you pay a small fee per year you can recieve money from anyone with paypal outside of ebay and not incure fees.

Shoemakerpom2010