"Bob Dobbs" wrote in message
news:483c71eb.431981@chupacabra...

Why even bother with ebay in the first place, just drop an ad on
craigslist, the parties meet, examine the goods. count the cash, and
everyone leaves satisfied.

Many items you might want to buy are not available in one's own city or
region. I've bought several thousand Broadcasting Magazines, Broadcasting
Yearbooks, Radex's and Whites on eBay and not one was available closer than
about 500 miles away.