Originally Posted by: Dr_simonJust under my name, "Moderator and Instructor".

Not only is he a moderator, but he is a super moderator!

I have bought quite a few things on ebay and have never had any problems. I haven't bought a guitar yet though. Even in the rare event that something does happen....you dont get what you bought, it is damaged, or anything else, there are legal actions that you can thak through ebay to get it all resolved. I know someone who won something, and it came to him broken...not from the shipping...just broken. He filed with ebay and got all his money back.
If the price is real close between ebay and a store....I'd go with the store. If you are going to be saving hundreds of dollars than I'd prolly go to a store and try out a few of the same guitar you want to buy. I would do this to see if there is uniformality amongst the brand and model, and just to see if you like that guitar or not. If you like it, I'd buy it.....after throughly researching the possible sellers you might buy from and after checking out all the possible buys. Using the "compare" option is a real good way to....compare different bids you are watching and helps in picking out the best buy.