For real fun, try eBays message boards; there are some wierdos, super-right wingers, conspiracy nuts and troll that would put the best the SDMB has to offer to shame.
GP: Umm, if he sent two $100’s and a $50; there is no way a postal or UPS scale would detect the difference.
Bead: You know you can check on “completed items”, right?
Zy: one thing to be aware of; when I buy on eBay, I avoid dudes who with a low or new rating insist on only MO’s or cashiers checks. Sign on to Pyapal or billpoint, and accept that also, the trust goes WAY up.