Do you ever deal with New Egg? It's the first place I'd look for computer parts, but I don't know of many others, yet, so I'd appreciate any recommendations.

While I'm as aware as anybody how much tech stuff is being put together in China - not always a good thing, sometimes even with deadly effects, as in airplane parts- it simply didn't occur to me to have a part shipped to me directly from China instead of from an American seller or distributor. Does Ebay provide the same protections that Amazon does? Do you have a favorite seller to recommend?

I've tried to buy discount software that turned out to be in another country and either got a stolen key or didn't get anything at all. The bank helps out for small amounts, once or twice a year, if I lose my money but they get mad at me if it happens too often, so I have to stick to 'approved stores' now, at least until I learn who the best sellers are.:)