I haven’t used it for any auctions since coming back to it after 20 years, just “buy now”. And yes, you have to be carful you’re not buying from China. I found the same issue with Amazon, particularly when buying less mainstream things.

I’m open to suggestions but in my particular situation, it’s the best option I’ve found.

I haven’t bought anything from Amazon since last November and I live in a small city. I’m also not shopping at Target or Walmart which also severely reduces options.

For that weird one-off stuff I’ve been using eBay. I hadn’t used eBay for probably 2 decades and in my mind it was still an online auction house, but a friend convinced me to give it a chance. He sells on eBay and assured me when there is a dispute they always side with the buyer and most things can just be bought outright. And a lot of the stuff in brand new.

I’ve also bought a couple things direct from the manufacturer that I normally would have previously gone to Amazon for. It’s more expensive but not so much so that it bugs me more than giving the money to Bezos would.

This. The pride was…whatever…sane people could have a valid stance on either side.

It’s the DEI rollback that caused me to stop shopping there¹

…and for those who think boycotts don’t work, it turns out they actually do²

¹ https://naacp.org/campaigns/black-consumer-advisory/

² https://fortune.com/2025/09/09/target-back-to-school-foot-traffic-dei-boycotts/

JD has the charisma of a damp gym sock…

Do we call Republican senators Republic Senators?

Maybe we should

Not really fit for purpose either from what I understand (not that I think Apple should have pulled it)

ETA: Context for comment:
Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater

And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple: Pass the clean continuing resolution, and all of this goes away

“That’s a nice constichincy ya got yourself there. It’d be a shame if something happened to it”






🤔

Actually I think the mob-speak is less blatant

He also said

I am with you. I support you, and as president, I have your backs 100%. You’ll never see me even waver a little bit.

Pretty easy to see which statement is true.