[TheForge] Post Vise Craziness OT

Andrew Vida osan at netlabs.net
Thu Feb 17 18:16:48 EST 2005



Woolley wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> Personally, I think we should bomb E-Bay with complaints about this guy. It
> probably wouldn't matter.  E-Bay is  such a cultural phenomenon, they are
> definately too big for their britches.  I was in the toy store the other day
> to help one of my little ones select a birthday gift for his friend.  I
> noticed a woman with her cart overloaded with what looked like numerous
> alike items.  Off the cuff I said "wow looks like that will be a great party
> "or something similiar.  She responded "I'm going to E-Bay this stuff, it's
> worth like 3 times what they are asking."  I turned around to see that she
> had totally depleted a whole section of sale items. I was stunned.  This is
> the E-Bay mindset that is creating the Mormon wagon, Jesus whatever guy.
> IMO,it is a disgrace.

	It is pretty amazing to see what some people will pay for crap.  As 
long as they'll pay, ebay will flourish.  Good for them, I suppose.  I 
sure as hell wish I was up to my eye in something that profitable.


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