Posted by Aaron J. Bossig on 10/29/06 06:22

west488@yahoo.com wrote in news:1162093480.782631.116240
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

>
> Oldus Fartus wrote:
>>
>> Pretty cheap compared to "live" auctions.
>
> eBay isn't a "live" auction. They are a web host with servers.
> The typical webhost charges $7.95/month for 50 GB of storage.
> Ebay's charges about $125,000.00 for 50 gigs of storage.
>
> Why?....Sellers are stupid enough to pay it. Like the dipsh!t DVD
> seller who
> went broke.

Just because someone owns web servers doesn't mean they're in
the web hosting business. That's just one of their assets.
To use an analogy, it's like saying a gardener and a construction
worker should be paid the same, because they both use shovels. eBay's
business is in matching buyers with sellers. That's what the listing
fees really amount to. If you go broke on eBay, it's because you're
either greedy or stupid.

Didn't you do this same rant a year or so ago?

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Aaron J. Bossig

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