I posted a couple of years ago how eBay had turned from an auction site to a "Buy it Now" fixed price site. In one category I checked over 90% of the listings were not auctions. This trend has continued and I've come to find something. Most anything I want to buy that isn't available locally or is very specialty oriented is not only on eBay but it is cheaper there.
My latest case in point was trying to get some food grade Diatomaceous Earth. An eBay seller had for even less than the actual manufacturers site and by a good bit. It was about $82 vs $54 with shipping. A large 50 pound bag which was shipped from out west to back east in both cases so no geographic advantage to either seller.
So I always Google and check Amazon and others but sometimes I forget to check eBay. I don't think I will anymore. Pretty much everything is there.
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Topic - The transformation of eBay - Awe-d-o-file 11:43:30 08/03/12 (26)
- RE: The transformation of eBay - defdum&blind 23:11:59 08/27/12 (0)
- Alibaba- The new sherrif in town - lokie 13:52:00 08/06/12 (0)
- RE: The transformation of eBay - jimmyjames 10:13:55 08/06/12 (0)
- RE: It's the buyers place - no protection for the seller at all... - Eldragon@gmx.com 11:17:40 08/04/12 (0)
- I am happy buying special items on Ebay - Ole Lund Christensen 09:30:58 08/04/12 (0)
- Flea-bay ? (nt) - neolith 05:25:48 08/04/12 (0)
- I love eBay.... - JayG 21:41:24 08/03/12 (5)
- Me, too - Trelja 07:09:24 08/04/12 (0)
- I restored some vintage bicycles via eBay - jedrider 23:05:59 08/03/12 (3)
- Me too, and now my 1971 Raleigh pro is for sale. nT - Vic D 09:13:23 08/04/12 (1)
- RE: Me too, and now my 1971 Raleigh pro is for sale. nT - Bizango1 18:19:02 08/07/12 (0)
- I agree. Good sevice. - Frihed89 00:19:28 08/04/12 (0)
- bidding sucks... Just my opinion.. - Elizabeth 16:45:54 08/03/12 (4)
- Do you haggle or just pay full price? * - Enophile 17:02:53 08/03/12 (3)
- I do not haggle. if a discount is easy, then yeah, i will take the discount. i do not argue about it. - Elizabeth 17:22:39 08/03/12 (2)
- RE: I do not haggle. if a discount is easy, then yeah, i will take the discount. i do not argue about it. - jimmycj 13:32:47 08/06/12 (0)
- RE: I do not haggle. if a discount is easy, then yeah, i will take the discount. i do not argue about it. - JayG 21:24:43 08/03/12 (0)
- Don't get me started! - vinyl phanatic 14:03:30 08/03/12 (4)
- RE: Don't get me started! - Alpha Al 09:39:04 08/04/12 (1)
- RE: Don't get me started! - BubbaMike 15:43:50 08/06/12 (0)
- RE: Don't get me started! - middleground 05:55:25 08/04/12 (0)
- RE: Don't get me started! - Awe-d-o-file 03:44:20 08/04/12 (0)
- RE: The transformation of eBay - Jerry P 13:13:29 08/03/12 (1)
- RE: The transformation of eBay - Awe-d-o-file 03:47:39 08/04/12 (0)
- RE: The transformation of eBay - Waxxy 12:23:23 08/03/12 (1)
- RE: The transformation of eBay - Awe-d-o-file 03:50:47 08/04/12 (0)