You obviously haven't shopped ebay in the last year. Ebay sales are totally skewed toward the buyer. The seller gets screwed no matter what the buyer says. The seller has no protection anymore. If the buyer files an immediate claim saying the item wasn't as described, no-questions-asked the seller not only has to refund the buyer, but has to pay return shipping.
A box of magazines is pretty heavy. I don't think any seller wants to have to pay to ship those back, PLUS refund the buyer.
I no longer sell anything on ebay. There is NO risk for the buyer anymore.
The thing I hate about eBay is that you can't leave negative feedback anymore. Now everyone goes around, bids up stuff really high, and then never pays. Then you have to wait 3 days before opening a claim and another 3-4 before you can close it. It took me about 2 months to sell an Xbox game due to 5 people in a row not paying up. You have no idea who will and who wont either. Everyone has 100% feedback nowadays.