Re: The Science of eBay (Score 1)

I formerly used ebay to find collectible items --> now use rubylane for that, hard to locate books --> abebooks and numerous others, hard to find music --> now use eil and just buy the stuff I want. There are a few other examples like this, but if you dig around enough decent alternatives are available. It just seems to me that the auction concept doesn't work quite as well in all areas. I still find good numismatics on ebay that can be purchased through auction and sometimes pick up decent refurbished or gently used items that I would rather not pay a new sticker price for --> got a nice digital camera that way. Occasionally, I find some good green coffee beans for auction, but often just use the Buy It Now feature In general though, ebay has become about like amazon for me: I use it to make outright purchases. I haven't sold anything on ebay in over 3 years and doubt if I will again.