I just need to get my dad a laptop for word processing and LAN browsing. Nothing special really. I've had a bad experience with being scammed by a laptop seller on ebay, but then again, I've sold a good laptop on ebay as well, meaning that there are good sellers out there (at least I'd hope that others are as credible as me). Can someone recommend tell-tale signs of a bad deal/seller? There's this one seller that tells of the defects of a laptop but had all of his/her auctions for computers private, including this one. TIA.