With their ridiculous cut (10% with PayPal) of the sale, lack of moderators/insurance, shell bidders, etc., I barely us it anymore. I used to use eBay all the time back in the late 90's/early 2000s. But with craigslist, I can sell nearly all of my stuff locally without taking a 10% cut and having to spend an hour making an "attractive" auction, only to have to re-list it a week later. Let's not forget how volume sellers jack up their shipping insanely to cover the cost of the whole auction/checkout process.

imagine once the government begins placing a sales tax on online goods... that couple with ridiculous shipping costs...

damn it's lame how overpriced shipping is.

companies should cover shipping due to the fact that they dont have to maintain a physical store. consumers get raped in the ass. again.

How can you expect companies to pay shipping for you when you are already getting the product at a significant price reduction? I'd much rather buy computer components online than at a place like Best Buy or Fry's, since the price difference is simply too much, even after shipping is added.

Hell, most of the time, shipping costs of the online product are less than tax costs when buying locally, though this depends on product size and price, but its generally true for major computer components like hard drives, video cards, motherboards, and RAM.

So if you think you hate shipping so much, better head down to the local shop to remind yourself of why you buy online now, and will continue to buy online in the future.