Same as that, Casey.
Sure there's scammers, twats and lowlifes on eBay, but if you use the system it's pretty fair.
I've been caught once by the 45 day rule, school fees paid, and since then I've had eBay side with me often enough to cover the loss.
Living in the French Pyrenees is limiting if you are looking for the unusual (Wine and cheese are plentiful and cheap!) and eBay.fr is a shadow of the US and UK versions, the Land Rover spares I order direct from Craddocks in the UK (across the board nearly always cheaper than the web). Occasionally I use Leboncoin, like Ebay crossed with Craigslist, the rest is Ebay.
And I've no complaints at all.....
Cheers Stef