cdnbooks
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:17:28 AM new
It must be possible to link from your listing to a particular spot on your 'me' page (I know how that works) and then have the 'me' page automatically bring up an email form.
Anyone know how to code that?
Of course I would only do that if it is legal under eBay's new policy. Is it?
Bill
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reddeer
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:30:40 AM new
Bill
I got the impression from a rep yesterday that email links will not be allowed? I still can't find any mention of email links on the ME page?
[ edited by reddeer on May 11, 2001 08:42 AM ]
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reddeer
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:38:15 AM new
FYI
Posted by [email protected] on May-10-01 at 16:05:53 PDT
Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that we have clarification on the email address issue. These will stil be
allowed in text form, just not as a clickable link..............
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cdnbooks
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:45:25 AM new
reddeer
So do you think that while you can link to your web site from the me page, you can't have an email link there?
Bill
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reddeer
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:50:16 AM new
Yes, it sounds like it. eBay has now made the unofficial 2 click rule official.
One would think these idjits at eBay would make these new rules crystal clear before they released them? Duh!
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cdnbooks
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:54:29 AM new
Amazing that eBay is so determined to make it harder for sellers to sell on eBay. The ability to answer questions easily means I get more bids and higher prices and eBay gets more fees.
Surprisingly, they don't seem to want those fees.
Bill
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on May 11, 2001 08:58:58 AM new
One would think these idjits at eBay would make these new rules crystal clear before they released them?
I think they do it this way on purpose. If the policies are vague, they can enforce them however they please, and find a way to justify whatever decision they make. If the policies are clear, they have far less flexibility.
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reddeer
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posted on May 11, 2001 09:11:15 AM new
Yup, agreed Mr.P I think it also allows them to gauge the response to the new rules & tweak them if they feel the need.
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eastwest
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posted on May 11, 2001 09:17:08 AM new
red deer !!!
I can not seem to get answers on this issue form ebay??
Will the galleries from third paries still be allowed??? They only have ebay auctions on them???
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on May 11, 2001 09:19:41 AM new
reddeer-
The way it looks to me is...
If they say you can't do "A", "B" and "C", people will figure that they can do "D", since it is not specifically mentioned as prohibited.
If, however, the rule was originally intended to apply only to "A", "B" and "C" but not specifically stated, when people start to do "D" (and they don't want them to), they can just say "We never intended to allow that", without appearing to be making up new rules on the fly.
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bhearsch
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posted on May 11, 2001 09:52:02 AM new
mrpotatoheadd, that's exactly the reason the rules are so vague and the situation for the recent banning of email opt-in mailing lists on the auction listing is a good example. There was never any rule against this but eBay referred to a few general rules in the Privacy Policy and User Agreement to support their position and none of these rules really apply to mailing lists.
The bottom line is simple - eBay will do whatever WE allow them to do to increase THEIR revenues. Quite honestly, I don't intend to let eBay own my business since I've worked hard to create it. Their interference in the way I choose to run MY business is unacceptable to me and I won't be listing any auctions with them under the present circumstances.
EBay is supposed to be a venue which is paid to provide a service. They're supposed to be working for us by providing exposure for the merchandise we wish to sell. That's ALL they should be doing since they don't own any of the merchandise on their site. However, with all of their recent intrusions I feel that I'm working for eBay without pay. That's unacceptable to me and I wish it were unacceptable to the majority of the other small Mom and Pop sellers. I sometimes wonder just what it would take for everyone to say "NO"!!
Blanche
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vargas
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posted on May 11, 2001 10:45:10 AM new
I'm with you, Blanche.
I will be listing much less on eBay now and hope to be able to dump it entirely as a venue within a year.
I have to spend my advertising dollars where they will do the most good.
This latest change at eBay forces me to shift some of the thousands of dollars I pay eBay to other advertising venues.
eBay does not own my business. eBay is simply one revenue stream -- one column in my business plan... and a temporary column at that.
Allowing eBay to control my business would be a recipe for financial disaster.
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