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Yeah, I know, you're right about eBay. That's why I quit eBay.
I have enough junk already, LOL ;-) |
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The heart of this debate is that people impulse-buy stuff they don’t need, regardless of the
venue.
Our culture is based on over consumption of material goods. We must all be good little consumers to
finance Madison Avenue and its attendant evils.
“Recreational shopping” is a psychological crutch for insecure people. It is a circular cycle:
You are depressed because you don’t have enough money so you go out and buy unnecessary stuff to
make yourself feel better. This is akin to depressed fat people who eat to feel better.
It is even easier to buy useless junk while sitting at your computer than if you have to get dressed
to shop in public. This is why online auction and catalogue sites are so successful. While I agree
that there is a place for in-home shopping (like for my mom, 85, who no longer drives), in general
it is damaging. |
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Yes it could lead to over spending if you don't watch yourself. |
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That is true, although I'm not against eBay. Websites like it get us all hyped up and into the
auction, leaving us to spend more money than we would otherwise if we had purchased the product at a
store or other location. But should restrictions be added? I don't think so, we are capable of
monitoring ourselves in such situations. |
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Yes, I think so, actually all online shopping tends to encourage people shop more, as its 24 hours
7 days a week, so easy and so convenient. |
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Yes I think that these sites do encourage people to overspend.
It can become an obsession, bidding and trying to out do other people on things we might get for
less in the shops.
I think eBay is the best of the sites and is well regulated but it's so easy to go overboard and buy
too many things that you don't really need.
You can end up with things you didn't want but bid for on a matter of principle. If a few people do
this, prices are pushed up and goods can cost more second hand then they would new.
It is up to everyone to limit their own spending but in this 'world' of virtual shopping sometimes
anything seems possible. When you realise what you've done it can be an expensive lesson learnt or
not learnt as the case may be.
I think it is up to the individual to control their own spending but these shopping sites do make
items look attractive and sometimes the descriptions can be misleading because they can't be seen
before they are bought. |
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I believe that websites like eBay really do encourage people to impulse shop. There are millions of
items placed on eBay on a daily basis and millions of people search through these items. In order to
find the particular item that you are wanting, you will see many other items. Many of these items
will catch your interest and before you know it, you are buying more things than you originally
intended. Therefore, I do believe that eBay does encourage people to overspend and buy things that
they really do not want or need.
EBay is not a bad site. As the matter of fact, I have gotten some really good deals and I have found
some really hard-to-find items. However, I have also been a victim to eBay overspending. |
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I agree. It is just a site that you can look at an d buy worthless nothings that you don't need. |
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If you know what the average price of the item is and bid lower than that then you spend less money
on E-bay than in a store. Generally stores don't sell things for whatever you feel like paying. |
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No they do not. Neither do window displays in shops or adverts on TV or radio, or in magazines.
It is a choice made by people. I accept that some people are more easily swayed by advertising, but
it is still down to people. |
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And so does TV with all its info-mercials but that doesn't mean we should stop watching it does it.
Plenty of things ENCOURAGE plenty of other things and plenty of habits that DOES NOT MEAN DO IT. Its
peoples weak minded-ness and willingness to be controlled by inanimate objects like EBay and TV |
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Well i disagree people have the choice to buy stuff or not its not Ebays fault if people make
foolish decisions people need to stop blamin others for the result of their wrong choices |
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Maybe there trying to make people do that but the person alone should have enough self awareness to
know if there cheaping there way out. |
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EBay offers some great stuff at a reasonable price plus the bidding part can be fun too.
It is a great site and very useful. It may be a little addictive to some people, but so can normal
shopping. People could walk into a clothes shop or another store and buy lots of things that they
don't necessarily need. I don't see eBay as being any different. |
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Sites like eBay and the whole concept of online shopping is all about convenience. If you are not an
over-spender by nature you won’t become one because of online shopping websites. In this fast
paced world people have become so busy they can not find time to visit the malls and super markets
to buy things they need and through online shopping they can have all they need delivered to their
doorstep. Also, searching for discounts and cheaper goods online is a lot easier than doing the same
physically. |
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People buy things they don't want in shops too.
Everyone has the choice and if people are going to overspend they will, on sites like eBay or
offline.
I do think that it makes it easier to make wrong choices though because many of the items described
on the web can turn out to be 'not quite what we thought'. A lot of things are passed off as genuine
when they aren't.
I think as long as we take care in any mode of shopping site like eBay are fine.
I do agree that they can encourage impulse buying on a larger scale then shopping in the high street
but I think impulse buyers would do this anyway, wherever they shopped.
I think EBay is a great site but I have found things on it going as second hand which are more
expensive than in the shops. This is probably because people get too involved in bidding and want to
win.
If you know when to back down no harm is done.
Sites like offer have to be watched as many goods are fakes and replicas and offered as genuine so
care needs to be taken when using the sites. |
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No. I believe that people are in charge of their own spending and websites such as eBay are not
responsible for what people buy. People are free to buy anything they want and they are also free to
decide rather they want to buy it or not. EBay does not force anyone to buy things in their
auctions, nor do they encourage people to buy things. All of the items are put on eBay at free will
and people shop and buy things on eBay at free will. Therefore, I do not believe that eBay
encourages people to buy things that they do not want and do not need. |
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13 Jan 2008 21:12
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