Roland Perry wrote:
In message . com, at
12:40:09 on Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Jules
remarked:
I can't stand ebay, and I'm yet to find anything that I need and
can't obtain in a way that's somehow better (cheaper / faster / less
risky etc.) elsewhere. Maybe I'll buy something on there one day, but I
probably don't have any business grumbling about it when I do

Well, I bought a car that was better value than anything I found in the
garages within 50 miles. It was a specialist dealer who sells cars that
are unwanted after trade-in. So an alternative to sending them to one of
the big "shed" auctions, and for buyers a chance to meaningfully inspect
the vehicles a little before buying.

If I hadn't found that dealer on eBay I don't think I'd have found him
any other way. And with a business to run, and plenty of happy customers
in the past, it's probably less risky than buying privately. I expect he
sends the real lemons off to that auction shed.

eBay's also very good for finding "obsolete" spares, something I would
have thought you would appreciate (in both sense of the word). There are
people selling stuff that I've never seen in any outlet, either online
or offline.


It WAS, Roland It isn't now. That's the problem.

Because you have to go through all the Paypal rigmarole to sell.