So as you can tell from stats I'm by no means a solid eBayer as many of the fine Merchants and Buyers are out there. I'm just asking an ...opinionated.. question, or maybe I'm just whining. I'm not sure if it's because the population has gotten so massive, it's a beast that can no longer be controlled or just an infectious plague of greed. I remember when you could come to eBay and find some insane deals and some hidden treasures as well, with no more than 1hr or so of effort in looking. Now while I'm not a mover and a shaker, I do have a list, as I'm sure many of us do. Maybe not, maybe it's just me..lol. Anywho, I decided to write this, because I guess, maybe a little over a year's time; I can't seem to spend more than 15 minutes here, before I'm shaking my head and looking at the cat, asking, 'What the hell is wrong with these folks?' It seems the insane deal or that hidden gem has been sprinkled by the evil markup fairey. I put in a search and then look over 2 or 3 pages of items that are marked up a few dollars or even a few hundred dollars more than I could get the item 'new' from Amazon and in 2 days. I know there are some folks who make a living from their stores, and this isn't directed to you by any means. If you have a store and had it for years with a gold star and confetti around it for positive ratings, then that tells me you've probably been doing it right since day one. This is maybe more so, for the newer influx of sellers. Those who ask $800 for a used graphics tablet, with minor scratches on the surface. Uh, ma'am or sir, graphics tablets are mainly used by artists, who sometimes like to draw on that minor scratched surface. Yea, that area to the right, that keeps snagging the nib and transferring to the artwork. So if a new one costs $600, the fact yours is used and has scratches doesn't make it a $200 markup Limited Edition tablet. This is why I ask questions of my cat. I mean is eBay silently advertising for Amazon, or possibly putting a sparkle back in the eyes of a new and upcoming online Auction House? Maybe it's simply a case of the 5 year projected business plan, did profit 100 fold and no one cares, because their grandchildren will still be cashing in. In that kind of perspective, I guess who could argue. I still got the love for ya eBay. Just wondering what has happened?
