you don't need a job for ebay, you just need to register and they send you a letter to confirm your address within a week. Then, you sign up for paypal and do your money transactions with your bank through that. I am in the same situation as you, and am planning on buying Panasonic HJE50's instead of the sony ex71's because 1) price is lower, 2) specs are btter, 3) build quality is reportedly better. I've never dealt with ebay before, so I'm just telling you what I have done so far. I found them from Hong Kong for $20US + $10US Shipping. Only thing is...there is no shipping insurance available. Should I be worried?