Here's a little eBay tid bit. If you use a Postal Money Order and send it with a delivery confirmation, it becomes mail fraud if they try to scam you. My first experience on eBay happened like this.
Good Advice, Brian. Anything you can do to protect yourself and your cash, is good. I've gotta say, I have never had a bad experience on E-Bay and I have done alot of them. But it only takes one...