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eBay is the ultimate flea market where you sell your crap and buy other people's crap. Like any auction or flea market would be if it were open 24/7, eBay has the potential to completely dominate your life as you watch bids or scour the site for deals on hard to find knick knacks.
Unfortunately for some, wasted time isn't all that's at stake. For these folks, the thrill of bidding, competing and winning is similar to the high a gambler experiences and can have dire financial consequences.
A FoxNews.com story on the subject unearthed some truly depressing cases, courtesy of the Center for Online Addiction. According to Center director Dr. Kimberly Young, eBay addicts have gone as far as dipping into their retirement or children's college funds, and have even taken out second mortgages on their homes to feed the online auction beast. Dr. Young has seen people spend as much as $500,000 on the site.
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Subscribe to commentsreStyle FashionJun 1st 2007 11:34PM
Ebay is a wonderful site. Becoming a seller on ebay has enabled me to leave the corporate 9-5 world and spend time with my family. My wife is now able to focus all of her attention on finishing collage and we are able to vacation often and enjoy life.
As a seller I can somewhat agree that eBay can be a time hog. We spend countless hours hitting the refresh button over and over again just waiting for a new bid. (other sellers be honest you know you do it too.)
***NOTEICE TO THE EBAY ADDICTS OUT THERE***
We are having a sale at reStyle Fashions from now until June 9th 2007 get we are offering FREE shipping on orders of $50.00 or more.
http://stores.ebay.com/reStyle-Fashions
JossyJun 2nd 2007 2:29AM
Only checked out EBay a few times and didn't find it all that great. Like the article said, people are selling their crap to people who want to buy their crap. I happen to have some very good like-new items and collector items that I'd love to sell but I don't know if I'd try it on EBay...my stuff isn't crap, in other words, so I wouldn't want to waste time with people trying to buy it at half the cost or less than what they are valued for. Looks like I'll keep using the local newspaper to try to sell my great items...this works quite well too by the way.
Sarah PhillipsJun 2nd 2007 6:27AM
Ebay is a fantastic site to shop for NEW Merchandise. Over the years, Ebay has evolved into a very diverse shopping experience. It's no longer " just garage sale & fleamarket items ". You'll find incredible Bargains, everywhere, with huge savings off of Retail Prices on Brand New Items. If you haven't been to Ebay lately, you're missing a Great Place to Shop.!