Places like Ebay p*ss me off because by the time you add up customs duties, middle man fees and shipping costs any extra money you make goes to them.
I'd rather sell on craigslist and the local equivalent and give someone a decent deal and still get my fair price for the hardware. Same goes for buying local when buying used. I've bought a couple of old Roland MT units from japan, supposedly reconditioned., from Ebay and they both stopped working within a year of purchase. They lie, like everyone else. So I'd much rather lay my actual grubby little hands on the merchandise before I fork over the dough.
To be honest whenever I do browse ebay for boards I almost choke on my coffee when I see some of the idiotic prices people are asking.
Sure some legitimate stores like sweetwater advertise on there as well, but it's just as easy to order direct from their websites.
The used stuff? Caveat emptor.
Gary