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I am saddened that another small and awesome startup will be sucked into the bureaucratic conglomerate that is eBay/PayPal.

On the other hand, I am happy these guys got their payday. They built an awesome site and totally deserve it.

Here's to hoping that eBay doesn't screw up the site too badly...

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I don't care about their payday if it means another useful tool disappears.

I don't think its going anywhere -- at least that isn't the plan: http://blog.svpply.com/post/31008753911/ebay-inc-acquires-sv...

On another note, if you truly find the site useful, you should be interested in its longevity. For all you know, a team of 7+ with an affiliate sales model and only 60,000 monthly uniques may not have been able to sustain this product without interest from a larger corporate entity.

In essence, a sale is not synonymous with disappearance, and sometimes it can even _ensure_ the opposite.

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