"eBay has a terrible reputation caused by the terrible number of, and increasing proliferation of, dodgy pseudo-private sellers who take the p**s out of buyers?"

Like the other chap, that's just your opinion, and you're entitled to it, but it doesn't constitute fact. If we're swapping anecdotes, I will add that some of the very worst dealings I've had on eBay have been with business sellers.

These days, the stuff I used to get from them on here I buy from Aliexpress; the exact same stuff, only cheaper.