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...some say the 4-letter word is love, some say it's hate, but almost all say eBay caused antiques and collectibles prices to decline.

Quote:In the antiques world, eBay can be a four-letter word.

For some dealers, that word is hate; for others it's love. Generally, however, local store owners said their feelings about the online auction site fall somewhere in between...

"EBay definitely made everyone more aware of antiques and general merchandise; that was the good thing," she said. "The bad thing is it has brought the prices down.''.

Allamon, whose store had been in business for nearly 14 years, said dealers used to rely on price guides to determine what to sell items for, but eBay's erratic pricing has thrown everything out of whack...

full article: http://www.mlive.com/business/fljournal/...126040.xml&coll=5&thispage=1