gwn.com — Why not sell the car, or take out a second mortgage? What do you make of this whole Ebay debacle? Should Ebay put an end to this practice? Is it really harmful to anyone? After all, if people are willing to wait in line, and people are willing to pay a higher price to obtain a PS3 early, what's so bad about that?
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webgod61Oct 11, 2006
eBay should ban all ps3 auctions (not only ps3 ever new console launch) until the new shipments arrive or demand can be met by retailers.For those that argue its a free market, think about this, all the store employs buy up the consoles even before the store opens to sell on eBay (not that severe everywhere but in some stores it happens) and that takes away from those who actually want to play the ps3. And look at that, doesn’t seem like a free market after all. Imagine a food shortage were all the employees of grocery stores buy up all the food to resale at higher prices. Its illegal and extortion like.
bloodylipOct 11, 2006
So African warlords are okay because they're working within the boundaries of a free market? Although I don't exactly agree with the original poster, I don't agree with you, either.