I have bought almost 300 items on e-bay and never had a problem and used pay pal even more than that, but I recently had my first problem! Do you remember the cute football overalls I ordered for my girls? I never recieved them. I waited patiently, contacted the seller, and finally filed a non-received item with pay pal. Unfortunately, pay pal ruled in my favor, but was not able to retrieve the money from the seller's account. I have a feeling she closed it! My bank did give me credit when I called them though, so that was good.
I always check seller's ratings, but there are always exceptions I guess. With that being said, I did want to share a few of the places that I have bought from repeatedly and have been extremely pleased with.
JBows... I have bought almost all of my girls bows from here (since we moved from Wichita Falls and I can't go to Morath Originals)! I love how they are layered and funky! They are also stiff and hold up well! Here's my latest purchase from JBows on E-bay... a halloween bow to match this Halloween outfit from Target (don't you love Target's $4 a piece sets).



I ordered the large bow for Morgan a a set of pig tail toddler bows that are the same but about 3" wide instead of 4-5". Kennedy probably won't be able to wear pig tails this year, but next year she will!
ButterflyGems on Etsy... I have also bought Morgan some little bracelets and necklaces from ButterflyGems and recently bought her this bracelet to go with the outfit from Target as well. I have been very pleased with them!