Comments on: What Happened To eBay? http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:28:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: volkrt http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-4/#comment-32239 volkrt Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:57:38 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-32239 great post and replies....agree 100%! great post and replies….agree 100%!

]]> By: La Haine http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-4/#comment-31457 La Haine Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:27:06 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-31457 Being both a buyer and a seller. I think ebay started out well and went totally deranged over the top greedy bonkers. The selling policies are insane the costs to sell are retarded. They charge for things that should be covered in the "basic" listing fees and charge for additional stff like pic hosting when there are so many companies doing it for free.<br><br>Plus now you can't leave negative feedback......WTF is there a feedback system for then!<br>Double billing through fees and paypal usage!<br><br><br>I'm sure more then a few people have been reading these posts and they are everywhere! An alternative will be coming up soon. <br><br>Looking forward to goodbye EBAY.<br><br>Greed greed greeed. Being both a buyer and a seller. I think ebay started out well and went totally deranged over the top greedy bonkers. The selling policies are insane the costs to sell are retarded. They charge for things that should be covered in the “basic” listing fees and charge for additional stff like pic hosting when there are so many companies doing it for free.

Plus now you can't leave negative feedback……WTF is there a feedback system for then!
Double billing through fees and paypal usage!

I'm sure more then a few people have been reading these posts and they are everywhere! An alternative will be coming up soon.

Looking forward to goodbye EBAY.

Greed greed greeed.

]]> By: Julia http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-31422 Julia Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:48:27 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-31422 I noticed this article is very seller-centered, but just to add input as a seller/buyer, it sucks for buyers too. Gone are the days of finding "good" deals w/o hassle and knock-offs from hong kong. <br><br>Why are Hong Kong sellers still allowed to list their items under American brand names and get away with it? Why are any Nigerians even able to bid on items...when they are OBVIOUSLY scammers? Why does ebay NEVER care when you complain about either of these two scenarios? These are all signs that it has gone down hill, and unfortunately there's no suitable alternative to turn to.<br><br>Note: Btw, they stopped allowing sellers to rate buyers b/c buyers would be hesitant to give negative feedback to a seller at the threat of receiving undeserved negative feedback from the seller. It was a vicious cycle that defeated the purpose of such feedback, so I'm assuming they just kept the capabilities for the most important one - buyer feedback. I noticed this article is very seller-centered, but just to add input as a seller/buyer, it sucks for buyers too. Gone are the days of finding “good” deals w/o hassle and knock-offs from hong kong.

Why are Hong Kong sellers still allowed to list their items under American brand names and get away with it? Why are any Nigerians even able to bid on items…when they are OBVIOUSLY scammers? Why does ebay NEVER care when you complain about either of these two scenarios? These are all signs that it has gone down hill, and unfortunately there's no suitable alternative to turn to.

Note: Btw, they stopped allowing sellers to rate buyers b/c buyers would be hesitant to give negative feedback to a seller at the threat of receiving undeserved negative feedback from the seller. It was a vicious cycle that defeated the purpose of such feedback, so I'm assuming they just kept the capabilities for the most important one – buyer feedback.

]]> By: Jerry http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-31021 Jerry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:18:07 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-31021 I am 100% behind you. That is definetly due to the recent frustration over a ebay issue I am dealing with. I don't like wasting time jumping through endless loops trying to follow endless steps for dispute resolution. I can't even complain to them about their irritating contact us labrynth. I think i am done with eBay, your right that the excitement is gone. Thanks. I am 100% behind you. That is definetly due to the recent frustration over a ebay issue I am dealing with. I don't like wasting time jumping through endless loops trying to follow endless steps for dispute resolution. I can't even complain to them about their irritating contact us labrynth. I think i am done with eBay, your right that the excitement is gone. Thanks.

]]> By: Jerry http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-30242 Jerry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:18:07 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-30242 I am 100% behind you. That is definetly due to the recent frustration over a ebay issue I am dealing with. I don't like wasting time jumping through endless loops trying to follow endless steps for dispute resolution. I can't even complain to them about their irritating contact us labrynth. I think i am done with eBay, your right that the excitement is gone. Thanks. I am 100% behind you. That is definetly due to the recent frustration over a ebay issue I am dealing with. I don't like wasting time jumping through endless loops trying to follow endless steps for dispute resolution. I can't even complain to them about their irritating contact us labrynth. I think i am done with eBay, your right that the excitement is gone. Thanks.

]]> By: DK http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-29482 DK Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:54:27 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-29482 I am both an ebay seller and buyer and I think sellers brought much of the wrath onto themselves by being scummy. I fully support sellers being not able to leave feedback since i've had too many bad buying experiences, and very few bad selling experiences. This policy change makes it impossible for bad sellers to hid under retaliatory feedback, and shock.. forced to provide good customer service or go someplace else to scam people, and the net result is a better ebay. So yeah the action probably will get rid of many sellers, but mostly just the bad ones. I am both an ebay seller and buyer and I think sellers brought much of the wrath onto themselves by being scummy. I fully support sellers being not able to leave feedback since i’ve had too many bad buying experiences, and very few bad selling experiences. This policy change makes it impossible for bad sellers to hid under retaliatory feedback, and shock.. forced to provide good customer service or go someplace else to scam people, and the net result is a better ebay.
So yeah the action probably will get rid of many sellers, but mostly just the bad ones.

]]> By: Rick @ Saint Gaudens Double Eagle http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-29370 Rick @ Saint Gaudens Double Eagle Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:29:36 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-29370 This really helps a lot!!!! Thank you!!! This really helps a lot!!!! Thank you!!!

]]> By: EbayUserB http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-28020 EbayUserB Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:57:33 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-28020 Ebay charges sellers way too much money for the horrible exposure they are getting. Within the last year, wbay doubled it's fees for featured listings, it's a faulty system that hardly features the listing. They have required sellers to offer free shipping in order to even be noticed, the list is long with the amount of issues they have caused from the changes. The categories are full of junk now and the good sellers have left, it's now just a big garage sale full of crap, rather than a place for opportunity and small business to take off. Ebay success and traffic has gone way down. If you were part of it in the last 10 years, you would know the major difference that has happened. Ebay has destroyed itself. Ebay charges sellers way too much money for the horrible exposure they are getting. Within the last year, wbay doubled it’s fees for featured listings, it’s a faulty system that hardly features the listing. They have required sellers to offer free shipping in order to even be noticed, the list is long with the amount of issues they have caused from the changes. The categories are full of junk now and the good sellers have left, it’s now just a big garage sale full of crap, rather than a place for opportunity and small business to take off. Ebay success and traffic has gone way down. If you were part of it in the last 10 years, you would know the major difference that has happened. Ebay has destroyed itself.

]]> By: vBay http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-27988 vBay Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:38:04 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-27988 Hi there If you or anyone with a substantiated report of fraud or other wrongdoing on eBay (not just a rant, though I understand the need for this too), please publish these on <a href="http://www.vbay.me" rel="nofollow">vBay me</a> Hi there
If you or anyone with a substantiated report of fraud or other wrongdoing on eBay (not just a rant, though I understand the need for this too), please publish these on vBay me

]]> By: Polofan http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/comment-page-3/#comment-27985 Polofan Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:07:46 +0000 http://pulse2.com/2008/02/23/ebay-sucks/#comment-27985 I used to use ebay but the last two times I bought items that were total garbage. Both sellers were hostile and one decided to email me 3 x a day with inappropriate comments. Last one ripped off my 11 year old son with a shoddy quality Rolling stones necklace with a broken clasp and obvious surface defects. I used to buy stuff on ebay all the time -- now I am afraid to buy anything anymore. No wonder other sites like etsy and craiglist are taking off. I used to use ebay but the last two times I bought items that were total garbage.

Both sellers were hostile and one decided to email me 3 x a day with inappropriate comments.

Last one ripped off my 11 year old son with a shoddy quality Rolling stones necklace with a broken clasp and obvious surface defects.

I used to buy stuff on ebay all the time — now I am afraid to buy anything anymore.

No wonder other sites like etsy and craiglist are taking off.

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