I purchased a $3.50 turntable mat from eBay once. It was coming from Japan. Not a high-ticket item so I figured I would spend a small amount of money to see what it was about. I never received the item seller said he shipped it but it never arrived. I communicated with the seller via messaging through eBay trying to get the issue resolved. After 6 weeks I gave up tried to file a claim with eBay and was told too bad. I provided them with the correspondence, and I was told that you have to file a claim within 30 days of the purchase date. So no way would I recommend someone purchase a high-ticket item from eBay particularly one that can take up to 6 to 8 weeks to arrive.
Just sayin.