I am proud to say that I was one of the early adopters of eBay way back at the beginning of internet time. Setting aside my extensive poetic license, I’ve been a pretty big fan of the eBay way for a long time. However, in recent years I’ve become a little disenchanted. More often than not it seems that I can find a better deal on the same product at a “regular” online retailer. If eBay is really the efficient market place that it has touted itself to be, this should self correct over time. All else being equal, eBay auction prices should end up at parity with the rest of the online retailers. Let’s look at some numbers....

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