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Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards
It's literally just moving the money we collect from one party to another. Doesn't seem any rational way to deny it.
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Exactly!
For those who aren’t fans, I think the bigger issue is that we want to pay less for our items. And the premium means that we’re paying more, not less. It’s less about the premium and more just complaining that we have to pay so much period, and the premium happens to be a convenient scapegoat.
And I guess those who defend it want to think the best of their fellow men, their motives and approach to conducting business. And I certainly applaud their approach.
My own feeling is I’ve given up caring. It’s there, and it’s there for a reason, some of which are benign, some less so, and the only way around it is to opt out of bidding in these auctions altogether. Since all of the nicest stuff ends up in these auctions, that’s a fairly poor option. I’m not convinced that ascribing pejorative motives to the auction houses helps me to feel any better about it, although maybe there’s some cathartic effect to expressing a disdain for it in general.