Buyers need to be aware of the risk of being cheated out of their money. Sellers can easily dispatch duplicates to an amateur buyer. For this reason, buyers should always select sellers with a positive feedback from previous transactions. But if used properly, ebay would be a wonderful source for antique cuckoo clocks, at moderate prices too. It is to be noted however that, the older the clock is the more its price would be. Also, the older the clock is, the more the buyer has to invest additionally to get it back to working condition if the clock is below par with respect to condition.