my thought on Ebay is this. if you pay for something and you have only seen photos of it you are kind of taking a gamble period.. the item may look exactly like what you see in the photo,, but when you receive it in the mail it is not what you wanted.
Then again i have this problem with in person shopping anyways.. things always seem so much shinier and that MUST have this item feeling kind of goes away when you bring things home..
Most of the items i have bought on ebay have been what they seller stated they would be.. sometimes it just doest have the same appeal in person.. but thats my fault for buying it this way..