No craigstlist, like amazon or ebay. As for the purse I would never buy an expensive item like that off ebay, it really doesnt suprise me with all the purse copys out there, thats one of those things you just go buy at a store. Btw she can dispute that, if she hasnt already. Somethings are not meant to be bought online =] Whatever you are comfortable with.
You always check out your seller first, I ve been shopping online for years. I also make sure I know what I am buying and if item is "not as described" you can dispute for a refund. With anime you just got to make sure its listed as new so you know it wont come scratched. Also check their refund policy. I bought my bf an entire 2 box series off amazon brand new and I had no issues with it.
If you dont trust that then yeah there are websites that sell nothing but anime that you can buy from, they may not always be cheaper but they may have sales, one of them is actually located right down the road from me that usually has good deals, here is there link:
http://www.animenation.com/
Here is other sites:
http://www.animecastle.com/default.aspx
http://www.shopanimedvd.com/
http://www.animefeeder.com/
http://www.animecornerstore.com/
and yes forgot about that ... battle angel alita is another good one. (someone posted it)
Also are you looking for movies or series??? I see some series posted (like bleach and initial D along with one mentioned several times including by me nge - neon gensis evangelion - the movie is really for the end of the series)