Sodatheology - Part 4 : eBay - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

"How does eBay affect the way you collect?". The answer to this question will split. It seems that some like what eBay has to offer, while others have a less then favourable opinion.

ebay has been both good and bad. On the one hand it has brought to collectors in most convenient way, access to items of interest otherwise undiscoverable and inaccessible. For average collectors eBay was the appeal of a large selection of things from which to choose, where to find rare, unusual of cans or bottles or others releted items without searching a lifetime and travelling hundreds of kilometers. For coke collectors also it mean paradise.

On the others hand, it has unflated the prices of the items, due to the auction process. So, if you are the collectors with full of buckets with cash, no doubt that one will say unequivocably that eBay has been good for the hobby but otherwise......At the same time, eBay is causing values of some coke collectibles to drop substantially. But it all depends on whether you consider your coke collection an investment or as a hobby. Although wonderful in that you can find so many items at your fingertips that you would not normally have access to, eBay tends to take the fun out of the shopping and searching part of the hobby.

eBay can be a pleasant experience, or not but either way, it does have its good points, as well as its bad. It is up to the collectors to decide if eBay online auction are for you or not. I belive if you collect something you should do so because it brings you pleasure. So, enjoy what you are collecting.