I don't know if I would buy on ebay. On rare occasions, the seller does the transaction pending a satisfactory pre-buy at the buyers expense, but that seems to be the exception. Most sellers sell as is and either want you to do the pre-buy during the auction time, or they tell you take your business elsewhere. One even told me that he won't accept a prebuy as a condition of sale and asked me not to bid. The other times I inquired about the prebuy, the sellers simply ignored my message. So, buyer beware and know what you are getting into.
