Stiffed on Ebay

I must be missing something about the "advantages" of using Ebay, based
on it's tremendous popularity, but it just doesn't make any sense to me.
The entire thing is set up so that the middle man (Ebay) can make money
on a transaction. That's all well and good, for Ebay, and I'm sure this
procedure attracts a whole bunch of people based on Ebay's financial
position, but I just don't get the attraction.

What you're paying for is the exposure, which is nothing like any classified
ad that you could hope to place (and pay for, I'll remind you). Imagine an
ad that is seen in the entire U.S., what would that exposure be worth? The
amount that ebay receives is just a pittance when compared to what coverage
like that would otherwise cost.

You should try it!

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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL
Student-IASEL

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checkride AND the continuing adventures beyond!
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"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

"We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -

"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
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I must be missing something about the "advantages" of using Ebay,
based
on it's tremendous popularity, but it just doesn't make any sense to
me.
The entire thing is set up so that the middle man (Ebay) can make
money
on a transaction. That's all well and good, for Ebay, and I'm sure
this
procedure attracts a whole bunch of people based on Ebay's financial
position, but I just don't get the attraction.

What you're paying for is the exposure, which is nothing like any
classified
ad that you could hope to place (and pay for, I'll remind you).
Imagine an
ad that is seen in the entire U.S., what would that exposure be worth?
The
amount that ebay receives is just a pittance when compared to what
coverage
like that would otherwise cost.

You should try it!

I completely understand the procedure. My son deals on Ebay all the
time. He's into building steam engines for trains and loves the railroad
stuff. I'm sure Ebay is exactly the right thing for many people as I
said. It's just that for someone like myself, it doesn't seen quite the
way I would want to go. I like to touch and feel and pre-use the items I
purchase. This takes people like me out of the Ebay equation.
I'm not inferring in any way that it's a bad way to buy something; just
that for me, it wouldn't be my choice at all.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
For personal email, please replace
the z's with e's.
dhenriquesATzarthlinkDOTnzt

I like to touch and feel and pre-use the items I
purchase. This takes people like me out of the Ebay equation.
I'm not inferring in any way that it's a bad way to buy something; just
that for me, it wouldn't be my choice at all.
Dudley Henriques

Oh I see what you mean,,, no, ebay doesn't allow for a 'hands-on' sale,,, I
think my dad would feel the same way, could never even get him to order via
mail order catalog... He'd want to be able to pick-up and look at a given
thing....


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Good Flights!

Cecil
PP-ASEL
Student-IASEL

Check out my personal flying adventures from my first flight to the
checkride AND the continuing adventures beyond!
Complete with pictures and text at: www.bayareapilot.com

"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery -

"We who fly, do so for the love of flying. We are alive in the air with
this miracle that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"
- Cecil Day Lewis -

"Cecil Chapman" wrote in message
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I like to touch and feel and pre-use the items I
purchase. This takes people like me out of the Ebay equation.
I'm not inferring in any way that it's a bad way to buy something;
just
that for me, it wouldn't be my choice at all.
Dudley Henriques

Oh I see what you mean,,, no, ebay doesn't allow for a 'hands-on'
sale,,, I
think my dad would feel the same way, could never even get him to
order via
mail order catalog... He'd want to be able to pick-up and look at a
given
thing....

Yeah.......us "older types" like the feeling of dealing with an
established source when buying the expensive stuff! We like that ole'
"human factor" at the other end if things don't work out quite as
advertised. Actually, I might even be an exception to this, as during my
tenure in aviation, when I bought something, it was usually VERY
expensive, and the company usually sent a representative to me instead
of the other way around :-)
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
For personal email, please replace
the z's with e's.
dhenriquesATzarthlinkDOTnzt
:-)