ILLEGAL COPY CD'S : eBay Guides

Be very very careful in purchasing cd's through ebay!  Most of them are illegally copied and sold without paying royalties to the actual artists.  Read through the seller's description.  Does it say 'new backup' or 'copy of your original cd'?  Or anything that does not specifically state 'brand new, sealed, original cd'?  Some will even show a photo of the actual, store-purchased cd - which you will NOT get!  I've bought 2 cd's and one dvd online through ebay and NONE of them have been originals - all were home-made burned copies.  Buyer beware!