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An online marketplace whose inventor recently died, with a joke made that his life was boring until the last few minutes when it got crazy.

Mentions (7)
"walked past her during break and saw she was on eBay and asked what she was looking for and she hesitantly told me she was buying 'owl pellets', now in my mind I was like oh this must be owl food cause I know she likes taking nature photography"
caught my female coworker buying owl puke on ebay · u/QuietWarz · ↑508 · 2023-04-14
"Ebay finishes the job. Endless listings. Inflated prices. Zero joy. Every piece flattened into inventory."
Resellers completely ruined thrifting and vintage shopping · u/MutedFeeling75 · ↑441 · 2025-12-25
"I see people on eBay and Mercari all damn day posting shit at maybe 10-25% off of what the item can be bought for at retail, new... I remember in the earlier days of the internet people were much more reasonable. eBay was like a yard sale and you could find quality items for just a couple dollars co"
"Now that I'm old and lame, I do this same game but when I sell stuff on eBay. I like to look up the buyers' homes on Zillow, the average home value in the area, the demographics, etc."
Looking up peers' homes on Zillow · u/[deleted] · ↑207 · 2021-12-31
"Heard his life was pretty boring until the last few minutes when it got crazy"
The inventor of eBay just died · u/horse_whisperer · ↑84 · 2025-07-02
"while talking about my 'skills,' i mentioned that i made some good cash in HS and college reselling items on ebay (true)."
antique nazi dolls (or how i came to live in the big apple · u/father_karine · ↑82 · 2022-05-08
"Wake up, have coffee, and immediately start browsing eBay and Amazon for dumb shit that I don't need. Consooming rules"
I love spending money in the morning · u/Flat_Limit_7026 · ↑40 · 2024-02-16
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