posted on September 27, 2001 02:45:36 PM new
If there is such a rightful uproar about the A4A campaign and the ignored sellers then why not stop running those auctions and donate to the Red Cross? Meg will only get a few million from her venue and have to eat crow pie and sellers can start selling items again.
posted on September 27, 2001 02:46:27 PM new
I saw her on CNBC today and she must of had some plastic surgery because she looked much diffrent than eariler photos of her. The hair style still hasnt changed lol.
posted on September 27, 2001 03:40:41 PM new
I don't think that any of use who have been complaining so vehemently about this fiasco are listing A4A (or is it A4M?) auctions. But, unfortunately, ALL the sellers don't read these forums.
posted on September 27, 2001 04:03:02 PM new
Well let's inject religion into it while we are talking.
The Christian standard is to not let your right hand know what your left hand is doing when making gifts of mercy.
I guess the preacher never got around to that when teaching all these business people - since they all seem to view it as a form of advertizing without the least bit of embarrassment.
posted on September 27, 2001 05:37:44 PM new
My response and email to GMA:
Dear GMA,
I am an eBay seller. This is not a hobby for me, this is an important part of my household income.
The appearance that Meg Whitman made on your show promoting Auction for America was self-serving and opportunistic. She is using this tragedy, the worst in our history to promote eBay, not to truly help the victims of September 11th. EBay has received free publicity on your program and others this week and is receiving free or discounted banner advertising on AOL and other websites. This is a rediculous exploitation of this tragedy, our tragedy.
The millions of eBay sellers were never asked if Auction For America would work for us, If we could survive for three or four months with no income and pay for shipping of items that we donate to the cause. eBay sellers are a motivated and generous community. Had we been given the chance to donate as individuals, Meg would surely be looking at far more than $4 million in donations. We are the lifeblood of eBay and we were cutoff from all decisions concerning this fundraising campaign but the consequences of this marketing scheme will bear heavily on our shoulders.
I say to eBay..I have chosen your website as a means to earn income, but I am embarrassed today to be a part of your corporate scheme.
posted on September 27, 2001 06:28:11 PM new
I still have to question how much of a negative impact this is having on sellers. $4 Million is not THAT much when you take into account how much is sold on Ebay on a daily basis (I don't have a figure, but the 4 million for all the days so far has to be a very, very small portion of all sales. Plus, all the people who never would have gone on ebay but will do so now. One of the categories that I sell from (stamps) has a total of 38 auctions closing in the next 24 hours that are A4A - There are thousands and thousands and thousands of non A4A auctions running and closing within the next 24 hours.
So does Ebay benefit? Absolutely. Are they Opportunistic? You bet. Is this extra publicitiy really hurting sales? I don't see how any one person can be that affected.I can only see the positives of creating a more active environment, and don't forget it is SELLERS who are driving this. If people did not run A4A auctions, they would generate less money. Personally, with only 38 stamp auctions, I think I will run a few, and hope that people click onto my other auctions from there. Sounds like an inexpensive way to advertise.
posted on September 27, 2001 09:49:26 PM new
Seems to me that somebody should turn the GMA folks onto this thread. Seem that since Meg opened the door - this is news!
