I love to buy fabric on ebay! I taught a friend how to buy on ebay and now she is hooked too.
There is one seller that sells only by the bolt and I've bought nearly a thousand $ worth of fabric but now have restricted myself :lol: I don't even go look anymore cuz I'm afraid I'll be tempted to buy more, but buying the whole bolt, the prices were great, I got a number of them for less than $2 yd, and then would share with friends. I've tried selling fabric on eBay but the competition is so great that it is hard and I'm not willing to wait out the time to get a good customer base.
So now I have loads of fabric to make many many quilts, or to use the fabric faster....use it as backing!
As with any fabric purchase, just make sure you know who the manufacturer is and that you like their quality of fabric. I tried to stick to well known brands, makes, artist etc. I did purchase 2 bolts that the quality wasn't so good. After that I stuck with Lynwood by Northcott or actual Northcott and other high end fabrics. Gratefully the seller at ebay fully disclosed the maker, the series name etc and I would even check my local quilt shop and sure enough the fabric was there so I could compare price and touch it too.
Happy quilting! hugs, sue