[Cootey]

There is a pattern to scammers on eBay you can watch out for.
1. The name is gobbledegook, like ioepwqurop7.
2. The price for the Kobo is way too good to be true.
3. The seller claims to be from one country, but is shipping the item from another.
4. They never respond to your messages.
5. Their account is not very old.
6. All their positive feedback is within the same day, and always as a buyer, not a seller.
7. After purchasing the item, you will notice a transaction from a Chinese individual, usually with Chinese characters.
8. Obviously, the Kobo never arrives.

I have fallen prey to this twice over the past two years, so I'm more careful now. There must be an overseas band of thieves fishing for suckers on eBay who take cheap eReaders as bait. Involve eBay in the problem right away. I've always received a refund.