Thread: Online auction craziness

I know this has been discussed a few times earlier, but I really don't understand why people keep buying things online at higher prices thus artifically inflating prices. I was bidding on ebay for some dies & other reloading stuff that I'd thought I'd get cheaper than wholesale, especially since the items were used. About 5 items sold for over their retail price! Strange. The same goes for gunbroker, etc. People are less...

I was said long ago.   There is a sucker born every minute.   The auctions sites were a good deal a few years ago. Now it is a big business and very few deals are to be found and even less honest sellers. (Most enter false bids under another name to drive up the price)   Folks still go because they got a good deal once.    

I believe "caveat emptor" means buyer beware. I do business on ebay and only make lowball bids. What kind of dies and reloading stuff do you need? post it on the Looking for.. forum.

its a very good deal if your a seller, i sold a finn 91/30 that was bid up to $280 that i had bought for $150. in no way did i expect to get that much for it but the last 1/2 hour of the listing was a shootout. i think it went from $175 to the closing of $280 within that time......and i started it at $150 just to get my money back.