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Is Bank transfer a safe method when buying an item on ebay?

so i'm planning to buy an item on ebay from this german shop but the only other payment option besides "cash on collection" is "bank transfer".....but is this a safe method.....any advice??? here's the shop: http://www.top-shop-muenchen.de/ does it seem genuine to you?? they appear to have good feedback. also....the item i have yet to bid on has 3 bids already and it looks as if one user has automatic bidding on because they're always up 1 euro straight after the other users' makes a bid.......is there a way to find out how much a user is willing to pay for the item so i can make sure I bid enough?

Public Comments

1. I'd say buyer beware on a bank transfer. I wouldn't buy unless they take pay pal or visa or something (so I can get help from a company with big nasty lawyers if I don't get the item). At the very least, pay extra and have them ship it via some kind of traceable method (FedEx whatever). As for the automatic bidding, no there isn't. You just have to keep bidding until all of a sudden they "stop." That means you've crossed their top bid that they put in.