GUITAR BOARD

> On Thu, 2006-06-29 at 07:15 +0100, Steve Cobham wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:23:36 +0100, usenet@alienrat.co.uk (Woody)
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>> It also raises the question of eBays seemingly cavalier attitude
>> towards what seem to be clear examples of fraudulent conduct.
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>> Steve - who anticipates that the eBay bubble will eventually burst.
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> Speaking as a sometime Ebay-addict, id say its straining already. The
> flood of dodgy Chinese listings makes the guitar section (amongst
> others) practically useless, and is putting me off selling there -
> whats the point if other people feel the same as I do about it?
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> Ebay have demonstrated for a long time that they dont give a shit -
> they dont need to, genuine or fraudulent, they get their listing fees
> and completion fees just the same. I remember reading an article
> somewhere accusing Ebay of being a far bigger supporter of piracy than
> peer-to-peer, as they actually take a cut of the money generated.
>
> These days I mostly use it to check out the stuffed ferrets.
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> jk
> www.5x5.org.uk