I surprise myself by writing the following: I have never bought or sold anything on eBay, or similar sites such as Trading Post.
I use them to research prices, makes/models, collecting fields etc but I have never once made a bid, let alone a purchase.
This makes me feel Amish. I’ve got friends who have scored many a bargain (vintage children’s books, rad jewellery, furniture) on such sites.
Just to be clear, my lack of eBaying isn’t the result of seeing the Sandra Bullock classic The Net and suddenly becoming gripped with fear that if I attempted to snaffle some disco wear on the interwebs my identity would be stolen and I’d be forced into a life on the run with a disappointingly drab wardrobe and haircut. I’ve just never gotten around to it. And in truth, the eBay website does freak me out a bit, with its enthusiastic, personalised greeting and knowledge of my browsing history (‘Well, howdy there! How bout I stalk ya? Try the punch!’ or whatever the eBay friendly-bot is on about these days).
Also, it just can’t compete with rifling and fossicking in the fun stakes.
As far as I can see, here are the pros to buying vintage stuff (or anything, really) on eBay: Read the rest of this entry »
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