"nofeestillyoulose" wrote in message
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ebay is a maze that gives someone something to do. Its like they set up a
puzzle and intrique you to lose your money with tens of ways of doing it.
yes you can get some decent buys but lets bet you eventually see this as a
money losing obessision.. Count yourself lucky they helped you leave.
If your worried about some fees. your not probably doing so great as power
seller.

If one can occasionally get some decent buys on eBay, how does a buyer end
up losing money? If someone sets up a business that is dependant on
auctioning their goods on eBay, and they lose money, they either have crappy
products that people don't want, or they set their starting bids near retail
which scared potential bidders off. I've never lost money as a buyer and
seller over about ten years. Sometimes I didn't get what I'd hoped for
selling an item. Other times I got several times more than I expected. I'm
not in it to make money, even if I sometimes do. I can't picture someone
able to get rid of junk from their garage or attic on eBay and then whining
about the fees they charge. Maybe they shoulda held a yard sale and hoped
for a customer or two.

Bruce