Is anyone else baffled by the fact that people bidding on eBay frequently bid far higher for something, even when it is second hand, than they could buy it new from one or more of the reputable online shops. I just watched an easily available (new) Disney DVD sell for 53p more than they would have from the Jersey branch of one of the best known internet shops, and then they have to pay £2 postage on top of that. I would have thought that if people were knowledgeable enough about the internet to be using eBay, they would also know there were price comparison sites where you could shop around for the lowest price. I'm sure it is good from the eBay seller's point of view, but do any of you buyers not realise you can save yourself money? The reason I ask is that these people are driving up the price of things on eBay, and if they weren't prepared to bid so high those of us who do know about those sites could get better bargains.
2006-09-03
10:50:46
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Rotifer
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