[behindthemask]

Personally if the item is an auction/buy it now for a preorder item , and preorder refering to an action figure that hasn't hit retail shelves, comic-con or mass market yet. I would personally seek other venues on pre-orders such as BBTS or other sites, due to $$ security, reputation, and the likely hood of getting your $$ back if the item gets sold out or i arrives to you damaged. Buying from ebay can be rough, and people do get stung everyday on shotty items, poor sellers, and overall stupidity.A company has a reputation and a bank account in the 7 figures to back it up if something should happen, 1 ebay seller isn't the same. In any event be causious of what you buy ,from who, from where and as to when * I remember seeing a scam last year when the galactus MU figure was on preorder some guy was guaranteeing the item arrived shipped a month before CC rolled out, which was ludacris, .. but unaware bidders paid double and ended up getting nothing. It pays to wait and find retail or at very least in stock, but some items it's a gamble worth taking I guess.