Ed's right - just showing the good ones does give a skewed perspective.
Kasper - If it makes you feel better, I've had my share of lemons. Last month, I had a losing streak where three watches in a row advertised as working perfectly on eBay arrived DOA. My rule of thumb is to only bid on watches that have either a nice case and bracelet or a working module because otherwise you'll likely end up with nothing. Even so, at least one out of three is a disappointment in some way.
Here's a real stinker. This thing was advertised as having "untested" with "light handling nicks and scratches" and the original price tag - watchmakers old stock etc. I foolishly bought it for $50 thinking that if it didn't work at least I'd have a nice unused case that could be refinished (solid stainless). It arrived as shown below - corroded and dissolving from the inside out from battery acid. Nice. No need to "test" it, the thing is a lump of corrosion with a disintegrated display. Can't even use the case since the face is so heavily damaged.
The seller (carsale3) agreed to refund my money due to the faulty description and misleading photos and then I got an email the other day from eBay saying "Refund failed. The refund did not clear the seller's bank. Please contact the seller for refund." Great. Thanks eBay "protection".
To top it off, the seller received the item returned from me and reslisted it on eBay for some other sucker! It's there now. So, he gets to sell it multiple times. A real scam artist.
So, no, I most certainly don't always have good luck.
-abe.