eBay Comparisons and Critique

Comments frequently compare the discussed platform or issue to eBay's practices, including seller fraud, buyer protections, competition, and reasons to prefer or avoid it.

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Sample Comments

kenrikm Jan 13, 2014 View on HN

There are ebay sellers who do exactly this.

sidcool Jul 17, 2013 View on HN

It's Ebay, what do you expect?

apathy Mar 30, 2008 View on HN

eBay already has the market cornered anyhow

whycome Jan 12, 2024 View on HN

Serious question: does eBay make any money from this?

veunes Jan 6, 2025 View on HN

It’s a shame eBay didn’t help out at all

RugnirViking Aug 11, 2020 View on HN

People actually do this on eBay sometimes

vibrunazo Mar 22, 2012 View on HN

Is it too much different from how ebay deals with it?

albemuth Jun 11, 2009 View on HN

Yeah, because ebay checks that.

consumer451 Apr 18, 2024 View on HN

What prevents Ebay from being abused like this?

Gigachad May 9, 2022 View on HN

Ebay is under pretty heavy competition from Facebook marketplace, Aliexpress, Amazon, and various smaller buy/sell site. The average user has no problem with the site. It's only edge cases like this.