E-bay

I've been messing around on e-bay today in the computers section, and it's been kind of interesting. I think most people just assume they're going to get incredible deals on e-bay, but for the most part, I've noticed that isn't really the case any more. I was poking around in the notebooks section, and saw quite a few machines go either above the price available if one searches on the net for reputable mail-order houses, or just under that price. Since most of the machines were used, that was a little surprising.

The only e-bay purchase I've ever made was a much different example. I was hunting for the venerable Pentax K-1000 manual SLR, and turned to e-bay because several years ago Pentax stopped manufacturing the classic. I got a good deal from a reputable hobbyist on a camera he had completely refurbished.

E-bay IS fun to poke around on, though. Especially this weekend, when I was lazy and didn't feel like more "intellectual" endeavors. Sometimes it happens.

[Posted at 23:21 CST on 05/05/02] [Link]