Canon EOS Rebel G 35mm Film Camera

I am an art-photography teacher in a small high school in rural Oregon. My budget is very limited and due to the recent economic problems that our state's education system is facing, I need to watch every penny I spend. I can purchase Canon 35mm EOS Rebel SLR film cameras much cheaper on e-Bay than anywhere else I know. After 6 years of steady use, 2 of our cameras finally stopped working and the cost of repair was more than purchasing used ones on e-Bay, so I used the auction system on e-Bay to buy 2 newer Canon cameras. This is the third time in 8 years that I have purchased cameras from e-Bay sellers, and I have NEVER been disappointed, cheated, or left with a bad deal. The only thing I do not like is the fact that e-Bay will not allow any other type of purchasing except Pay-Pal. I always use U.S. postal money orders for all of my purchases because the buyer gets the money in a trust worthy way and I mail the money to my sellers the next business day after the purchase. I have a 100% buying history with e-Bay over the last 6 years, and I must ask each seller if they will accept money orders each time I try to buy an item. This takes extra time and effort on both my side and the sellers side, and I get very frustrated when many sellers state that e-Bay will not allow sellers to accept anything except Pay-Pal. Other than that, I will continue to buy cameras, DVD's and VHS tapes from e-Bay sellers in the future, because it is the cheapest and best source of camera equipment that I have found.
Jim Slusser, Brownsville, Oregon