Who the hell said the haul was a waste? All I am saying is that it is cool to find a stash of free old software (even duplicates you can trade for other items), but it doesn't much help if you need something in particular. There are many places besides ebay to get software, but ebay can be the only place you can find some things.

I have found software all over the place online and around my house, have been hunting for most of this decade and have a heck of a collection to show for the effort.