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No one has mentioned the "snipers" who artificially drive up prices.
Some of these are the seller acting through a dummy account at another IP and don't tell me it ain't! Sure, some are people who are just trying to win the auction but there IS the "Buy It Now" button if you GOTTA have it right away!
On the rare occasions that I shop on eBay, I set a max bid that *I* think is fair for the item. If I lose, so what? I'll find it again elsewhere or else I'll pay the BIN price.
I agree that the S&H is a ripoff in many cases (not all) but that's the same for regular merchants as well. See afternoon TV for example after example. Does it really cost $10 to ship that Time/Life cassette or CD? No. Look at the postage stamp to see how much you paid extra for the "handling" which consists of sticking it in a box/envelope tossing in some crumpled newspaper and sealing it.
What, me? Cynical? NAH!
Brian
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