ebay effect
When you get caught up in the moment of an auction or online purchase and buy something you don't really need.
Person 1: Uh why do you have 14 wine bottle stoppers?
Person 2: Ugh, i was shopping online and just had to have them, it's like my brain was taken over by the computer, stupid stupid ebay effect.
Person 2: Ugh, i was shopping online and just had to have them, it's like my brain was taken over by the computer, stupid stupid ebay effect.