Getting long; Was Re: eBay being sued over patent infringement

--- Mike <ipscone(a)msdsite.com> wrote: Wrong, the "available" supply has also increased on many fixed supply collectibles. People are digging stuff out of their closets that would of never been available for sale before, or available to only a very limited number of people. Many collectible items that were considered very rare before ebay, are now just considered common place, and prices have dropped greatly even though the actual supply has been constant. This also applies to commodity items, I can by caps, resistors, IC's, power cords cheaper on ebay then anywhere else (the availablility is erratic though). Items that are very unique, or in mint condition have, on average, increased in price because the supply is truly limited, in the end I think its a wash, some items have drop in value other risen... The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com