Thread: Ebay has sucked the fun out of ebay
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Old 02-10-10 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by randyjawa
Well, when you stop to think about it, the bidder has to compete with other bidders for the chance to buy it. Perhaps that is why people, some people anyway, see the result as a win. And after winning the auction, you get to pay for or buy the item. But first ya gotta win. Does any of that make sense?
You won the privilege of giving money to someone.

Not a whole lot of "win" to me.


There's elements of Ebay that I love- There's a whole lot about the Ebay "culture" that I don't like.
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