The number of positive comments that an eBay user has is, by itself, no indication of whether you will get screwed over or not. I have been burned by people with a rating in the 4000+ range as well as by people with low ratings. I have found that the number of neutral and negative ratings are much more meaningful an indicator than the positive ratings. Now-a-days, I don't buy from anyone who even one non-trivia negative feedback.
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The number of positive comments that an eBay user has is, by itself, no indication of whether you will get screwed over or not. I have been burned by people with a rating in the 4000+ range as well as by people with low ratings. I have found that the number of neutral and negative ratings are much more meaningful an indicator than the positive ratings. Now-a-days, I don't buy from anyone who even one non-trivia negative feedback.