I've found for the most part that the majority of Live Breaks from ebay good to go. I've done a dozen or so in the last couple months and have been really pleased.
I did however learn that you have to read every single word in the description because a lot of times they'll put in right at the end that they will ship only the hits and you don't get any base cards. Also Ebay recently changed their policy to where they must offer some type of physical item for the auction to be legal and a lot of people are now putting in the description that they will mail the buyer a copy of the break on DVD if they so choose to get around that loophole knowing nobody is going to want a copy of a live break they attended already.
So it comes down to reading the full description sometimes even a couple of times before bidding and do you trust the person doing the break. Find out if they are on a board like this one or blowout and ask for references if you need that peace of mind.
I did however learn that you have to read every single word in the description because a lot of times they'll put in right at the end that they will ship only the hits and you don't get any base cards. Also Ebay recently changed their policy to where they must offer some type of physical item for the auction to be legal and a lot of people are now putting in the description that they will mail the buyer a copy of the break on DVD if they so choose to get around that loophole knowing nobody is going to want a copy of a live break they attended already.
So it comes down to reading the full description sometimes even a couple of times before bidding and do you trust the person doing the break. Find out if they are on a board like this one or blowout and ask for references if you need that peace of mind.