I don't understand purses. Pants have pockets for a reason.
Anyway, I haven't bought anything off of eBay, but the last time I bought a textbook online, the description of the one I bought had this little gem: "This book has been SIGNED by it's current owner" I couldn't stop laughing, so I decided that was the one for me.
Most of the women I know would need clown pants to hold all the crap they carry around in their purses if they were to use the pockets instead.