Members ShakaCthulu Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 With the recent slap in the face and insult to millions of people's intelligence, it's time to remind Feebay that we made that community, and we can bring them down. Ebay's new CEO has described powersellers and others complaining as "nothing but noise". No selling, and no buying during this period. This is a response to the incredibly lame changes due to take place on Feb 20th. Unite and join me and thousands of others in solidarity. If powersellers can halt their businesses and main sources of income for a week, I think we can too. I know I will. It's too bad there isn't a unified alternative for Ebay defectors to go. Maybe if enough of us put enough of a hurt on Ebay, viable competitors like Google will see an opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quicksilverXP Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Don't you mean "if powersellers CAN halt their businesses and main sources of income for a week?" I hate ebay now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody4 Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 im in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinP268 Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Ok, I promise I won't buy that bargain CS80 ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metrosonus Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 dude, wheres the quote? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Scharf Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I have no plans to buy or sell anything on there anyway this week - I am certainly not a power seller. Good luck with the boycott. I dont have much faith it will have an impact on them (its far to short a term). For every person ticked off, there will be pleanty who dont care and just keep selling.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kpatz Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I guess I'll participate in it, though I'm no power seller, I can hold off selling that JX-8P I fixed up for a week or so. But, if the boycott leads to some bargain prices on vintage synths, I may not be able to resist temptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangefunk Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Ebay is getting less and less interesting to me... I bid on an amp the other day and failed to win.. then next day got a second chance offer for my high bid and checked the towns of both the seller and buyer and they were the same... This shilling business, fraud and general high prices for Ebay and Paypal is killing ebay.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khazul Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Ebay is getting less and less interesting to me... I bid on an amp the other day and failed to win.. then next day got a second chance offer for my high bid and checked the towns of both the seller and buyer and they were the same... This shilling business, fraud and general high prices for Ebay and Paypal is killing ebay.. Ive seen that quite a few times recently. Seems it becoming the standard way to stretch the real winning bid to the max. I think my 'polite' reply to the last second chance offer I got was on the lines "{censored} off you scamming twat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 well at least at the start looked promising for all us bargain hunters but not anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kennychaffin Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I've never trusted ebay in any case, have never bought or sold there so I'm all for the boycott. KAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinHines Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 At least for me, the casual seller, eBays new fee structure is a "wash" -- i.e. the total cost is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Awake77 Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 At least for me, the casual seller, eBays new fee structure is a "wash" -- i.e. the total cost is the same. Same here... And I still dont think Ebay is all that bad. Its harder to find a good deal only because people keep falling into a buying frenzy and paying higher prices. You can still find plenty of great deals though. You'll also get a heck of a lot more money selling your stuff on ebay than you will on a trade in. I wouldnt certainly like to see them get some serious competition though...I agree they do keep massaging their fee structure a bit too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members idiotboy Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I gave up eBay for lent, so I guess I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mytee2.0 Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 yeah dude! fight the system!!! ebay wont notice, or care.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well, if the boycott is a big success it would seem the only people who'll use Ebay during that time would be thieves and suckers ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Scharf Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Well, if the boycott is a big success it would seem the only people who'll use Ebay during that time would be thieves and suckers ... My guess is that most people dont even know about the boycott. I bet most people just continue to use it..business as usual.. Also, for a boycott to work its got to be a long and sustained effort. I really dont think 2 weeks are going to put too much of a dent in e-bay's earnings. I'd also wager that 2 weeks not selling is going to be hard for a lot of stores if not impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angstwulf Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I'm a casual user so I wasn't even paying attention to the new pricing until today. I haven't had any negative experiences with Ebay. Still, that's a nasty hike given that the power sellers and online store people are, for me, one of the big draws to Ebay. Not having followed any of the "Town Hall" stuff, what is Ebay saying as their justification for this hike? It's not as if there is any pressure to instigate an online sales tax and they don't exactly employ a huge number of employees. Unless there is a compelling reason for this type of increase, I'm down with the boycott. No, it ultimately won't end the new pricing scheme but unless the consumer reminds the companies that a free market means they have to make us happy, too, then it ain't a free market. The other thing I thought may be important: if there is a boycott, shouldn't the organizers also be asking people not to browse at all so that their overall traffic drops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 My guess is that most people dont even know about the boycott. I bet most people just continue to use it..business as usual..Also, for a boycott to work its got to be a long and sustained effort. I really dont think 2 weeks are going to put too much of a dent in e-bay's earnings. I'd also wager that 2 weeks not selling is going to be hard for a lot of stores if not impossible. You're probably right (my comment was more of a yolk) ... I wonder if the mainstream media (i.e. national TV news) will pick it up and threaten an advertiser? They might if the boycott reaches a quantifiable level ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members narwhal Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 Ebay seems to have mixed-up who their customers are, and who pays their bills. Buyers have never given a single dime to e-bay, in their entire history. I have long believed that e-bay considers their sellers a captive audience, and that their mission was to find out what the breaking point was as far as seller fees, and keep their prices at that point, much like the oil industry does with gasoline. It is almost an adversarial relationship, rather than cooperative. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marais Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I have had three very ugly interactions with E-bay (or whatever). I also believe what I have heard about some of the for-sale merchandise having been previously stolen; as I know of two occurences of this personally. It has also been apparent to me, as a long-time, practised, former wholesale buyer of stones and jewelry supplies, that very often the stones and pieces of work being sold on E-bay are NOT the stones the seller claims them to be.They are often pretty cheap and lousy fakes or 'synthetics'. The so-called hand-made pieces are often shop-made in China or other low-wage countries.That is why I will never attempt to sell any artwork on E-bay. The other petty diversion E-bay allows its sellers to use is the practice of selling knock-offs or cheap copies with a big-name logo. I have also received 'junk' condition merchandise from an E-bay seller which had been described as "slightly used". So then, there would seem to be many reasons to avoid E-bay other than price-point fixes. Thanks for your information about this (price-point) other little scam you believe is being exploited. It would not surprise me. Marais (apologies for the verbosity). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mediterranean Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 eBay seller xxxxxx Up for auction: Korg M1 Price: 10 bucks Shipping: $590 And I'm not even including the site's fees as well as Paypal's [both are the same company], but that's the new, revised definition of "cheap" for ya'll. May the floss be with you. The force too** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members greggybud Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 , but that's the new, revised definition of "cheap" for ya'll.May the floss be with you.The force too** You MUST look at this.........just have patience as you will meet Ebay in about 30 seconds....but the whole thing is really funny. http://thosearentmuskets.com/sketches/internetparty.html ENJOY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members setAI Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 I haven't bought anything from e-bay since Amazon added their sellers and auctions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rockman59 Posted February 19, 2008 Members Share Posted February 19, 2008 KHAZUL said: I think my 'polite' reply to the last second chance offer I got was on the lines "{censored} off you scamming twat" _______________________________________________________________I love that "polite" way of using the "T" word. Maybe Jane Fonda can use the "T" word in her next TV interview....since she has already gotten hammered for using the "C" word on the air. Way to go KHAZUL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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