"She was looking (originally) for suggestions by the old salts of who had good reputations, so she could stick with known and trustworthy sellers."

As far as I know, there is no "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" list of ebay sellers that anyone could provide Angela with an answer to her question. Did Angela truly think that someone was going to post a dozen names of who not to trust on ebay? This "old salt" thinks not.