I just did a search for "Raspberry Pi 3 b plus" to see if anyone is selling a used version of this board, which came out 5 months ago. And without the "plus" there should be plenty of them, since the 3b came out in 2016.

But what were the results?

Just hundreds of people selling NEW products. There are 0 used Raspberry Pi 3's available.

Newsflash: people don't go to eBay looking to buy something new. I thought eBay was supposed to be a huge, nationwide garage sale (or auction)? If I wanted a NEW piece of tech, I'd go to Amazon, NewEgg, or Best Buy: a large, reputable business with a liberal return policy.

Is there no Internet or Google, that we need to buy from random "stores" selling on eBay?

So now we have Amazon, Walmart, Sears, eBay, everyone and their grandmother with a "marketplace" where hundreds of individual sellers list their wares, and when you do a search on the main site (Amazon, Walmart, etc.) these results are mixed in with all the other results from the anchor store.

I guess it's like a mall!  A bunch of small stores that couldn't exist on their own, living off the traffic from a huge "anchor" store in the middle.

It might be 2018's version of a mall, but in this case I have a problem with it. eBay was supposed to be used stuff, mostly listed by individuals. Now it's just another online marketplace -- in other words, nothing special.

I don't know whose fault it is, but eBay has jumped the shark.

s2srea sighting!!

Where in the world have you been the last few years?!?!

Today I had another problem with eBay --

I was selling something for $3.79 that costs $10 or more to ship by basic US Postal Service. Now normally that's not a problem because shipping is charged as well, based on the weight of the package and the service chosen. (a side issue: I have to pay a 10% fee on all money received, INCLUDING shipping costs, which EBAY KNOWS I spent on shipping, because I bought the shipping label through them! but I digress...)

But today some moron tried to buy my item and selected "Free Local Pickup" even though they are in Colorado and I'm in Texas. I guess they thought they'd get free shipping that way, like they had found some kind of loophole?  Some people are idiots. How am I supposed to make money when I spend $10 on shipping to ship an item I received $3.79 TOTAL for, not counting eBay and Paypal fees?

Would he do that for me? Somehow I doubt it! Some people just don't care about anyone but themselves.

The guy's ebay account was minutes old, with 0 feedback. Some kind of scammer. Maybe he thought I was a high volume seller and I wouldn't notice that I lost $6-$7 on this transaction? I cancelled the order, needless to say, and reported him to eBay.

I just did a search for "Raspberry Pi 3 b plus" to see if anyone is selling a used version of this board, which came out 5 months ago. And without the "plus" there should be plenty of them, since the 3b came out in 2016.

But what were the results?

Just hundreds of people selling NEW products. There are 0 used Raspberry Pi 3's available.

Newsflash: people don't go to eBay looking to buy something new. I thought eBay was supposed to be a huge, nationwide garage sale (or auction)? If I wanted a NEW piece of tech, I'd go to Amazon, NewEgg, or Best Buy: a large, reputable business with a liberal return policy.

Is there no Internet or Google, that we need to buy from random "stores" selling on eBay?

So now we have Amazon, Walmart, Sears, eBay, everyone and their grandmother with a "marketplace" where hundreds of individual sellers list their wares, and when you do a search on the main site (Amazon, Walmart, etc.) these results are mixed in with all the other results from the anchor store.

I guess it's like a mall!  A bunch of small stores that couldn't exist on their own, living off the traffic from a huge "anchor" store in the middle.

It might be 2018's version of a mall, but in this case I have a problem with it. eBay was supposed to be used stuff, mostly listed by individuals. Now it's just another online marketplace -- in other words, nothing special.

I don't know whose fault it is, but eBay has jumped the shark.

I just made a quick look, they do have an option to click which is called: used item. This can be found in search setting before making a search, or after having made a search, can be found on the left side of the site in the box to the left.

If this be clicked, no new items should be listed and only used items. Also, putting the search by price should show you used items first, since they are cheaper. However, much unrelated stuff may be shown also when this be clicked.

Also, it is recommended to make a Google search for items that you wish to buy, since there are other seller sites than Ebay that are cheaper, such as Alibaba and Aliexpress.

Also, great ad-on tools for shopping sites that will save you a lot of money each purchase (i..e, they will automatically apply coupons, or find a cheaper item somewhere else), are the following:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cently-coupons-at-checkou/kegphgaihkjoophpabchkmpaknehfamb

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/honey/bmnlcjabgnpnenekpadlanbbkooimhnj

I use both. And there are more ad-ons of the same nature. If you need them for another browser, just search and you will find.

But today some moron tried to buy my item and selected "Free Local Pickup" even though they are in Colorado and I'm in Texas. I guess they thought they'd get free shipping that way, like they had found some kind of loophole?  Some people are idiots. How am I supposed to make money when I spend $10 on shipping to ship an item I received $3.79 TOTAL for, not counting eBay and Paypal fees?

Would he do that for me? Somehow I doubt it! Some people just don't care about anyone but themselves.

Shouldn't you just take his money and hold the item until he comes to pick it up?  Perhaps he's intending to come to Texas soon.