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Ebay wasn't killed by Facebook or YouTube.

Ebay was killed by its own ignorance and avarice -- in that it first began to ignore and later became actively hostile to the very things that had made it popular (small, private auctions), in favor of letting large businesses dominate the site, removing all value for people like me.

I haven't been there in years, and I used to sell my old computer hardware there regularly.

Now, I use Craigslist, and will for the foreseeable future.



I use Craiglist and Kijiji as well.




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