I know the first time that I bought something off of ebay (I have 4 total purchases-2 by/for my wife

) I wanted instant gratification...kind of like buying at a store!
Thank god I had very patient ebay sellers...who explained how things went (I let them know up front that I was new at this whole ebay deal).
I got all my purchases in a very reasonable amount of time...but there was still the underlying fear that the items wouldn't come (not that I spent a lot of money on the items either!).
That's my 2 and a half cents...now I'll fade back into the woodwork...