Thanks to everyone who replied re my ebay query. Never fear - I
wasn't actually going to buy it - a new machine like that, I want a
warranty and a local service to fall back on - but I appreciate how
quickly I was warned off.
I thought it must be a scam, but I have seen other stuff on ebay
(yes, Newtons) that I was interested in, and wondered if the whole of
ebay was a just a giant scamfest.
I've also heard bad things about Paypal, and this is sad, because
there are a few software demo sites that I would love to buy from,
but I am not willing to use paypal to do it. Are there any secure
alternatives out there?
thanks again
Jude