Agreed. The whole thing reads like one long smartass comment.

Especially this line: I replied (somewhat smartly) that no, since I didn't work for Google, why would I be promoting Google Checkout, "but what if I was?

Not only does the author pat his own ass by adding in commentary on his own comments ("somewhat smartly"), he had the audacity to throw in a sophomoric quip to the Ebay guy ("what if I was?")

I would have tossed him out in an instant.