posted on July 17, 2001 12:16:38 PM new
I enjoy several free sites, but for Dimview to single out BidVille for it's relisting.....well, on Epier you do not even have to specify how many times, just say you want it to relist until it sells. That could be way more than 99.
LOL, would you throw the item out, in a Brick & Mortar store, if it didn't sell in a week? I would not! Would you Dimview?
posted on July 17, 2001 12:17:06 PM new
"I would think that would be difficult (getting rid of the illegal stuff) since the auctionsites have little reason to rid themselves of these type listings."
That would be true of the pay-to-use sites as they would lose money if they took an active approach.
But a free site like Bidville has nothing to lose (except maybe a few hundred lopped off that big number on their home page) and everything to gain by showing some leadership.
ALL of the sites are, soon, going to have to pay a little more attention to these bad listings. The law is moving in. It's one thing to claim ignorance ("we can't police our site" but it's quite something else to ignore proof of individual sellers and listings that are clear violations of Trademark and Copyright Law. IMHO, that is no different than driving the getaway car or having knowledge of a crime and not reporting it.
If I still have one beef with Bidville, it's that their Prez absolutely refuses to deal with this. As a matter of fact, he won't even respond to complaints being made by several of his hard core cheerleaders on his own forums!
So, it may be difficult, but it's not impossible. How about it Dim ... care to take on a real issue?
posted on July 17, 2001 12:47:09 PM new
deichen >
I enjoy several free sites, but for Dimview to single out BidVille for it's relisting.....well, on Epier you do not even have to specify how many times, just say you want it to relist until it sells. That could be way more than 99.
posted on July 17, 2001 12:58:43 PM new
RB >
But a free site like Bidville has nothing to lose
Other than selling auction features, the only other income for a free auctionsite is advertisement banner clicks. Since they have low pageviews (sales are meaningless), they need every listing they can get their hands on.
posted on July 17, 2001 01:06:05 PM new
Dim,
I do not wear glasses. Okay, maybe I should have stated that you continue to bash bidville for the relisting and barely mention that epier does the same.
posted on July 17, 2001 03:37:11 PM new
For the one person in the world who is bothered by relistings.
Please explain why relistings are a problem and you must continue to make it an issue? I believe that every auction site has relisting capability, even Ebay. Please answer the question asked, not make a statement that skirts the issue.
but it's quite something else to ignore proof of individual sellers and listings that are clear violations of Trademark and Copyright Law. IMHO, that is no different than driving the getaway car or having knowledge of a crime and not reporting it.