And, it is an enjoyable sport to "get lucky"
(=perserverance and clever searches) to find things
others didn't find, and get them at a good price. Even
if I had limitless resources, I think I would have
more fun finding something "sorta good" at a bargain
than to just outbid everyone on something great.
People who don't like eBay might not like free market
economics, either - although this may be flamebait,
and I do loathe eBay, the company, and its new, even
more customer-support-less partner, Pay"pal". That
go***mn PayPal has the worst communications and
customer support of any company I've dealt with in
memory. And that includes the pre-Internet era.
Considering that they are raking in the dough, their
website and backend mechanisms are doggie dirt.
--- James Rice <jrice54_at_charter.net> wrote:
> I really don't see what is the problem with ebay.
> Buyers and sellers
> can both reach a broader base. If you don't like
> the prices, don't buy.
> A lot of people don't have the time to search out
> every little surplus
> shop or auction to complete or add to our
> collection. Ebay makes it
> easy. If I don't like the price it's sitting at, I
> wait until one comes
> along that I want bad enough to cough up the cash.
> Free market
> economics at it's finest.
>
> James
>
> William Donzelli wrote:
>
> > >"...for eBay prices" is the key phrase.
> >
> >
> > I would bet that of all collector-to-collector
> vintage computer deals out
> > there, 9 of 10 are done on Ebay.
> >
> > William Donzelli
> > aw288_at_osfn.org
> >
>
>
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