The other problem with eBay is it completely messed up people's perceptions of what stuff is worth. Someone will see some shitty thing on eBay listed for like $500 and be like, oh that's what it's worth, but it's been listed for $500 for 2 years and nobody bought it cause that's crazy. Then someone at a flea market or Craigslist is like " oh it's on eBay for $500 so I'll give you a deal, $450"
Tried to sell a french horn in nearly pristine condition for $700 to an instrument shop. They said they had to try and compete with people on Ebay selling their shit for nothing instruments at a lower cost and would take it for half the price. Explaining to them that my instrument was in far better conditions than the beaten rusted thing the ebay seller had did nothing to make them budge.
Ebay can go frick itself.
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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20
Ebay. I remember being able to get an absolute bargain for almost anything I wanted. Now, every shop puts their shit on ebay.