Why is ebay a rip off?

Question

Why is ebay a rip off?

Answer 1

It's only a rip off if you buy common stuff..but i've actually found it to be very useful when finding something that is more rare, or something i can't find in stores, or somethings that are just unusual. For example, i bought a lot of chucky cheese tokens to take my niece for a great price, bought 12 cents a token, basically i saved 50% compared to if i were to go to chucky cheese itself and buy them..i've gotten a good deal on a brand new guitar of which the same one i saw in the shop(guitar center) for 20% higher..so i guess if you want a deal you have to really look for it, and search to see around what they are generally going for..and they dive in last minute when u see smthin good..its not the best place for things like electronics, but those random hard to find deals are pretty spiffy if u ask me:)

Answer 2

because there are never any deals anymore,   everyone knows about it and ends up outbiding each other and then end up paying full price for an item...      i find that craigslist is the only place to find a deal these days.

Answer 3

I agree with Andy. It was supposed to be a site to where you could get the items you wanted at a deal compared to paying the full price at the store. But now, it's so bad that 95% of the time, after doing all the bidding, you'll end up paying close to the retail price anyways.

Answer 4

Some reasons of many are the shipping charges, and poor quality control of merchandise

Answer 5

because ur buying a load of second hand stuff for nearly the same price as in the shops