Understand your vent and, in all honesty, seeing some of the more than outrageous prices you speak of but also some items described as “vintage” which frankly I’d be ashamed to drop off to the homeless and belong in the garbage, but same time, can’t help but be reminded of P.T. Barnum who is oft quoted as saying “a sucker is born every minute”, same time, and while there is a market for used goods (just ask the Goodwill and Thrift shops, there are those out there who can’t even afford Target or Walmart, we all know it but perhaps don’t want to talk about it in this country, single parents especially who get up and go to work every morning, minimum wage with no healthcare or benefits, some (or many) suffocating in student debt, same time trying to house, feed and clothe their children, gently used items are their reprieve if you will, and eBay among other sources are their friend). Myself, as a lover of vintage and newly retired professional with so much stuff, great stuff, but way too much stuff (being honest, didn’t seem like too much at the time 😉 ), want to downsize and see my stuff go to a great home, one that will appreciate it, as opposed to sitting at the back of my closet or what have you, when it deserves to be loved.
Make money? Is there something I’m missing or is there something suddenly wrong with that—as in, if we’re talking about collectibles, as in, true collectibles, like say a genuine Rolex Patrizzi Dial Daytona or a Paul Newman, why, yes, OF COURSE: Sotheby's Live Auctions & Events | eBay; same with Real Estate, Fine Cars, Fine Wines, Cigars, and, what’s the latest hit movie or sports team (NBA, NFL, NHL, etc. – years ago, just as an aside, they were GIVING box seats away to law firms and banks, etc. at Raptors games, and even then few wished to attend; today? Can you say “SOLD OUT – standing room only” – scalpers, rejoice: kinda like a new transportation link and/or new research facility/university/Big 500 company comes to your town, and suddenly your real estate goes up (capitalism, eh? NOT buyer beware per se, rather, be smart and do your research, early bird wins, worms get eaten or left behind. Same old, same old. Just b/c eBay was among the first doesn’t mean much without competition; thank dog for competition – have you checked out the Real Real lately? Had an invitation from my Bank of all things to do so, and for real? Made some of those here selling what I would consider ready for the trash heap sound good, at least insofar as they were honest with detailed photos, etc., and let’s leave it at that! Perhaps I should take my good stuff, my gently used and true vintage, truly collectible stuff there or elsewhere? I mean, come on: we all, as a buyer myself, and member here as long as yourself, have the “right” to just “ignore” and say “no” as in, don’t have to buy, right? SAME TIME, and truly agree with you on this, the search engine here is a total MESS. Made a thread about it some time ago, didn’t really get much of a response – turns out, other search engines (not eBay’s, hardly) work way better at finding what I’m looking for on any given day, whether it be on eBay or some other place but of course including eBay, than eBay’s search engine itself.
As to postage, true. Same time, how, we, Americans, subsidize the big corps (read: Amazon, Walmart, etc., etc.) with some (read: Amazon) paying little to no taxes (for real? Check it out, the hard-working family I quoted above probably pays more than does Amazon after all the corporate tax subsidies and kick -backs, etc., certainly pays more than our *cough, cough* former pres., but I digress), and yet the postage went up for individuals and small biz, which WOULD be eBay sellers, and never mind the covid, which has if buying new items and/or items requiring new materials has had a profound effect on same, insofar as some countries due to covid never mind vaccination now are still not even shipping to the US, as if punishing us still for mistakes made, but my dog’s man, he’s gone now, and let’s hot even go there, but I digress. BUT fact is, still a problem and shipping is crazy, prices raised even domestically (let’s not even talk about subsiding Big Co., but I digress once again). Yes, same time, shipping costs in America, DOMESTICALLY, are below that of other countries, incl. CANADA whose post, unlike ours, actually turns a profit and whose “boss” was some time ago hired by that of the UK POST, which was frankly abysmal before that happened, and today, is not only easy to track and on time like ours, but apparently also turning a profit as well like Canada’s (can we not figure this out?!). As to seller’s offers, like myself, feel free to Ignore, Accept, or Laugh. Your Choice, Your Money. Yes?
Besto, and happy hunting.
