Buy Local. Go with your gut. Ebay can only do so much to assist but you might get in touch with support for Ebay and ask them if you purchase it what is the guarantee. If the purchase itself does not have purchase protection I would forego the risk if youre not comfortable.

In all honesty this doesn’t sound like a brilliant idea, i would look at other pianos. If you are planning on buying an expensive piano that you have never seen before from someone you’ve never met and you are not allowed to return it, this feels like a recipe for disaster. I am a believer in there is good people in the world and in all likelihood the piano would be in working order, but why take the risk when I’m sure there’s others out there that you could view first and return. I played the piano myself for a few years and I understand the enjoyment people get from it, but no amount of enjoyment warrants the risk you are taking.

Hope this helped :)

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