# eBay: are we done with auctions? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-are-we-done-with-auctions/1026327 "2026-01-04T12:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-are-we-done-with-auctions/1026327/8 "2026-01-04T15:05:35Z")
ISTM that when eBay was isolated hobbyists and craftsfolk it worked OK. When it became a mechanism for antique/used stuff resellers to find, buy, and then sell inventory as a business, plus an online flea market of new merchandise of dubious provenance, the whole thing got cutthroat for the participants. The eBay decided to squeeze both sides on fees and services. It’s a trifecta of anonymous greed wrecking everything. This next thread is not about eBay specifically, but eBay and auctions are commented upon by many posters many times. Some defending it; others dissing it. > [@Which dotcom companies have NOT enshittified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dotcom-companies-have-not-enshittified/1025892): > > Recent topics on Microsoft, AI, Airbnb, Amazon, Uber/Lyft, Doordash, etc. all seem to have [enshittification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification) as a common thread running through them. It’s a common pattern for these startup ventures… go through a “too good to be true” period first to acquire as many users as possible, then slowly turn up the heat on them until exploitation and user loss reach an acceptable equilibrium. My question is: Are there any dotcom companies that have NOT gone down this route and have stayed mostly the sa… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-are-we-done-with-auctions/1026327)._