posted on October 25, 2001 06:50:11 AM
About this new Check out being rushed through faster than the president's tax cut . . .
Where is the community in this "community",
all we get is changes from the supreme dictator.
There is no democracy in Ebay, I wish some of these associations OTWA and OAUA would have a real voice and stand up to the Ebay Dictators. This just the reasons unions unite, to take on the large corporation. THINK ABOUT THIS > IF ALL OF US STOPPED POSTING FOR A WEEK WE WOULD MAKE A REAL STATEMENT. EBAY FORGETS THAT IT IS US WHO BREAK OUR BACKS TO MAINTAIN "EBAY'S FEEDBACK". JUST ONE WEEK AND THEY WOULD START TO REALIZE WHO PAYS THE BILLS AROUND HERE. BUT LIKE IN MOST CASES PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE BACKBONE OR CONFIDENCE TO DO IT. IS THIS ALL WE CAN DO, PUT OUR CAPS LOCK AND SCREAM IN A MESSAGE BOARD. NO! WE CAN DO MORE WE JUST NEED A UNITED VOICE AND THAT WILL WORK. WHY SHOULD WE GO TO OTHER WEBSITES, WHO CREATED THE EBAY COMMUNITY?. I'LL GIVE YOU ONE HINT IT WAS NOT EBAY OR THEIR CORPORATE FRIENDS. LET'S MAKE A STAND.
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!
[ edited by imagecomposer on Oct 25, 2001 06:52 AM ]
posted on October 25, 2001 06:58:51 AM
I understand what you're saying and I understand your frustration. The problem I see with your idea is that only a tiny percent of eBay sellers actually post on and read the auction message boards. Most sellers are clueless as to what is being done here. How would you reach those people to get them to not list anything?
I am willing to bet that we are all on the fast track to a Half.com format, where eBay will be taking payments for items directly. This is what checkout is really about, IMO. They want the money to go directly through them so they can make interest on it before they turn it over to us, so they can maintain control of transactions and stop off-site sales, and so they can make more money with Billpoint and knock PayPal out of the picture. I believe that Checkout is just a stepping stone to a Half.com format. I don't think we can shut out eyes to this any longer.
