eBay is EVIL

This is utterly ridiculous. I spent literally half my day yesterday working on a problem set which I failed to complete, got an extension on it, and now I'm happily refusing to continue working on it. Instead, I sit here letting my fingers do a little dance on the keyboard while my mind flutters about.

I think I need a set of speakers for my room. The Logitech z2300 set looks pretty impressive, but they run a bit expensive. I'll chew it over and decide later. No rush anyway. The money seems to be flowing freely these days, and a bit of control might be in order. Taking into consideration my contemplation of a ridiculously expensive dinner this weekend, and I need to slow things down. In more respects than one.

Oh, I've recently discovered eBay, which is fast becoming the main villain for the problem highlighted above. Everything is so damn cheap there, especially clothes. Only thing is that you can never be sure of quality or fit. What exacerbates the problem is the complete unreliability of these things. After all, if I wanted to cheat lots of people of lots of money on eBay, I imagine I would be quite successful. Set up a system where you register hundreds or thousands of accounts, then conduct transactions between these accounts, leaving multiple positive ratings, and create a network of false goodwill. Then start using these accounts in controlled batches to set up false auctions, whereby you collect the money from other people, then close the account. If this is properly set up, then it is nearly impossible to be caught. In the end, there really is no protection against fraud in the world of eBay.

It is rather interesting how popular online auctions have become despite the lack of any security for such transactions. It is indicative of both the belief that people have in strangers in society, and of the decency of the majority of society.

Ok, pick this up again later. I NEED to start work.