today I passed my second order through ebay. Technically it is the first one since the first time in only used Ebay to find an second hand Aeron reseller in London and I bought the item from the physical shop itself.

It took me a bit of time to realise it but Ebay is not just the auction house. Some people use it as a payment platform and sell stuff at a fixed price just like a normal shop. To find out you can just do a search and when you see mentionned “Buy now” then it is very likely that this is an Ebay shop. The normal caution applies, do a bit of research first. Does the price advertised seem extremely low? Does the seller have many good reviews? Do all the review come from the same country and written in the same language?

I am always very scared when buying from China but this time it looked right and my laptop definitely needs a new battery. The item is meant to be delivered in few days, stay tuned, fingers crossed the battery will be at my doorstep in few days.