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0 pointsbombcar11mo ago0 comments

This is how things like Airbnb (and ebay) die - the hosts and sellers know all the tricks and so the buyers just leave; it’s not worth the hassle.

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The eBay experience has improved dramatically. Its far better than Amazon 3rd party

bombcarOP11mo ago

I've actually noticed that; perhaps it's easier to scam/sell crap on Amazon now than eBay - and so eBay becomes actually usable again.

I think the scams are all automated on Amazon so that makes it even easier

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0 pointsbombcar11mo ago0 comments

This is how things like Airbnb (and ebay) die - the hosts and sellers know all the tricks and so the buyers just leave; it’s not worth the hassle.

The eBay experience has improved dramatically. Its far better than Amazon 3rd party

bombcarOP11mo ago

I've actually noticed that; perhaps it's easier to scam/sell crap on Amazon now than eBay - and so eBay becomes actually usable again.

I think the scams are all automated on Amazon so that makes it even easier

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse