posted on May 15, 2001 10:34:12 PM
With the linking policy change, eMail, and what ever else past-present-future, don't you think eBay is looking a bit pathetic and desperate? I do.
Toot toot! Napoleon met his Waterloo, eBay will too - it's inevitable.
posted on May 16, 2001 02:42:15 AM
ecom is right. Ebay needs competition and right now. It would make them look good in their downtime and lack of FVF monies that are not coming in. Too many listings and not enough sales.
posted on May 16, 2001 04:58:32 AM
I myself can't believe all the changes that e-greedy has made this year. And all of them are NOT of any benefit to sellers period!! Posting Fee increase, extra picture fee increase, no e-mail links, no web site links. I wouldn't be suprised that the "final Value" fees don't go up soon.
posted on May 16, 2001 05:40:44 AM
No one begrudges ebay a profit. The problem is that, as a public company, the profit must increase every quarter to satisfy investors (stockholders). Unfortunately they must do that with a base or gross income that appears static. So it is, in attempting to "grow" their profit continuously, that ebay must constantly make changes -- in fees banner ads, charges for this and that, reduction in services, etc.
A private company might just be satisfied with a huge but static prifit from year to year. But Ebay, as a public company, has no good solution to this insoluble problem.
posted on May 16, 2001 07:40:01 AM
I AM a desperate little company, I NEED to make a profit (not to satisfy stockholders, but rather to feed little people)...so should I raise my prices, cut back on packing materials & cut back on my resources (ie. less customer contact, etc)...I don't think that I would remain in business very long.....
I typically don't b*tch about eBay's changes/increased fees....I understand that they do have stockholders and staff (with the way the operate I figure around 6 or 7 people!) that they must satisfy....BUT somewhere in that company there SHOULD be at least ONE person who understands that what they are doing is shooting themselves in the foot!...Keep raising fees, corral sellers, forbid outside vendors (pix hosters, auction s/w, etc), and then have the GALL to use sellers to police their site!...AGH!!!!!
WAKE UP EBAY!!!...There IS a way to take in the big boys (& gals) and keep the little sellers (you remember then, they are the ones on who's backs you rose to the top) AND remain profitable....One BIG GIANT site is NOT the WAY!!!...THINK!...Get alittle creative!!...Pretend your workin' outta the garage again & see if you can come up with a solution!!!....
posted on May 16, 2001 08:13:14 AM
Hey rancher Agreeing with your comments, don't forget your owed downtime ususally when bidding is high, categories saturated, and they need to clean house! Your downtime should be scheduled to weekends, regularly! Like ebay's
[ edited by Empires on May 16, 2001 08:25 AM ]
posted on May 16, 2001 09:47:34 AM
desperate, little ?
No - greedy big.
Their profit on revenue is obscene, that is what monopoly is about. Who wants to be a billionaire? Most do; So gotta keep it rising. They can, and probably will, continue to raise fees and rules, and ignore service deficiencies, until meaningful competition arises; None is in sight.
Like ebay's