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Sometime In the past 10 years or so, Ebay has become more a place for store front hobby shops to sell-off their stock than a place where the individual sells off the stuff he has! Much of the products sold there are higher priced than other online businesses sell the same products. The shipping costs of these items may also have higher prices than the post office actually charges, so these businesses are charging more for there items and charging more for the cost of shipping than they need to.
When I first got into Ebay, it was a place where I could sell off items I no longer wanted. Generally prices for items on Ebay were fire sale prices and one could save quite a bit of money by buying on Ebay. This really is no longer true! Yes, it was Buyer Beware and you might end up getting ripped off however, my luck using Ebay was good enough that the occasional bad deal was easily overlooked.
Be all of this as it may, it is the buyers responsibility to make certain they are not paying to much. This post is an admonishment to use due diligence when shopping on Ebay; or, anywhere else for that matter!
When I first got into Ebay, it was a place where I could sell off items I no longer wanted. Generally prices for items on Ebay were fire sale prices and one could save quite a bit of money by buying on Ebay. This really is no longer true! Yes, it was Buyer Beware and you might end up getting ripped off however, my luck using Ebay was good enough that the occasional bad deal was easily overlooked.
Be all of this as it may, it is the buyers responsibility to make certain they are not paying to much. This post is an admonishment to use due diligence when shopping on Ebay; or, anywhere else for that matter!