The purchasing itself can important for it to jump on a great price. Maybe it finds what you're looking for at 1a while you're sleeping for example. Also if this were a business and you were going to resell it the AI could also create the listing as soon as the item is purchased.

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pjc50 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

> the AI could also create the listing as soon as the item is purchased.

There are businesses doing the other way round: list a bunch of stuff, then once an order is placed find the item to fulfil it with.

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__jonas 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I can't think of a scenario in which me buying some used stuff on ebay is that serious to be honest, having the AI buy would be a huge risk as well.

> Also if this were a business and you were going to resell it the AI could also create the listing as soon as the item is purchased.

That sounds like an awful grift, but good point, people might use such a system for that.

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andrew_lettuce an hour ago | parent [-]

This all sounds like janky, low margin day trading for physical crap.

	▲	__jonas an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yes! Sounds fun to me, not sure what you're getting at, it's not supposed to be a business idea! Just a tool I would enjoy having because I sometimes like to buy used things.