i'm posting this in the goth tribe because i know a lot of you buy and sell your stuff on ebay, it's pretty much the best place to get goth clothes on the internet.
I've been selling a long time on ebay, and people have found a new loophole to exploit sellers. the winning bidder will ask for cheaper shipping because they don't want to pay insurance. it's not as much a problem with united states bidders as international, because it's cheap and easy to track a package within the US. If you don't insure the package and send it usps express with a tracking number, they will contact ebay and say you never shipped the package, and that they want their money back, so that they get your stuff, and their money. i just battled and finally won a four month dispute, after threatening legal action. it wasn't the money, ($61, and my item) it was the principal
so, my wanrning is, ship EVERYTHING with a tracking number and all international packages with insurance and keep EVERY receipt. beware of anyone with less than 20 positive feedback. this will keep you from getting robbed by dishonest bidders while ebay stands by and alows it.