that's good news Robert. I'm glad it worked out for you. Most of the time it has worked out great for me too. Only one time where i was conned was over a small item. I didn't pay much for it at all so I wasn't particularly fuming but... dare I say it? that buyer had an 0 rating on their profile lol. Nah, it was only over the look of a the n-gage mobile fascia. the product i got looked very different to the picture advertised that's all. So, trivial I suppose. yeah, it's not full proof but, it works just fine if you follow a set of rules you make yourself. To anyone hesitating, just sign up! U don't have to bid/buy straight away. just have a good look at the things that interest you, get to know the layout of the webpages, test their accessibility and whether your screen reader can function 100% with it. For those with magnification; pay more attention to layout and contrasting font colours etc. there's no flash! so, no need to worry there. I find the layout and font colour/styles good enough for me to see. pages aren't too cluttered and the links I need are in a prime position for me to get focus on. Yeah, Ray and Carol, I'd familliarize youselves with site accessibility, screen reader effectiveness first. Ray; pictures on items in ebay can be hit and miss. Some very easy to see, others not. Another reason I avoid buying an item is, if i can't see the picture of it well. this more applies to clothes or anything that needs viewing first. Justin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Stokes" <restokes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 3:29 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Any thoughts on Ebay?/how to purchase > Hi Justin, > > Very sound advice. > > I made my first purchase on ebay a couple of weeks ago, a Plantronics DSP > Headset. The cheapest price I had seen listed before going to ebay was £39 > plus postage. I paid the asking price of £32 at ebay and the dealer sent > it > free of charge by second class mail. I'm very pleased with the purchase. > > Best. > > Robert. ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq