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A comment on eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agreement Update. Parent comment

Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by muvlon on Thursday January 22, 2026 @04:20AM (#46716916)
I don't think this is inflicting net suffering, really. The money doesn't just disappear, the seller gets it. Auctions are zero-sum.
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Re:eBay Explicitly Bans AI "Buy for Me" Agents in User Agree... by Retr0id on Thursday January 22, 2026 @07:45AM (#46718518)
They're not zero-sum on ebay because ebay takes a percentage cut
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