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JoannMy feedback is currently < 100. Although I agree there may some good rules of thumb out there, they can also cause you to overlook good sellers. I guess that's where experience comes in as a buyer. Early on, I really did go by feedback, etc.
I BIN'd an N29 Ewing on ebay recently for very cheap. Seller had total feedback of 49, a long period of inactivity with only two recent transactions, mixed bag of buyer/seller contributing to the 49 feedback, and no discernible history in cards of any kind. And the auction did not include a scan.
I emailed the seller asking for a scan email - instead the seller added the scan to the auction and I BIN'd it as soon as I saw it, but paid w/cc via PP just in case. That precaution turned out to be unnecessary. I think there were 16 or 18 viewings of the auction at the time I BIN'd it. The card looks like a good bargain right now, and more than a dozen people passed it up because of the several red flags.
Joann