posted on February 4, 2008 03:15:07 PM new
I, among many others am extremely troubled about the new "Super-Duper" changes at ebay. With us no longer having the ability to leave negative FB for buyers we as a group are being held up for extortion. That is bad enough but I'm wondering if ebay will follow through with the next obvious step.
The next step would be to not allow us to cancel bids on those we know are bad buyers plus make the buyers FB private so we could no longer look at the FB they leave.
This has come up on the ebay boards and quite a few of the old timers are saying that this could possibly be the next step. I certainly hope not but I wouldn't count on it.
I am acquainted with a secretary for ebay and her take on this as she gets an inside look is that the board members are scared that the stockholders will get tired of waiting for the big huge surge in stock prices they have been promised for the last couple of years and take their toys and go play somewhere else. Also, behind the scenes the word is that the big box sellers will not be penalized for negative FB left by unhappy buyers. The big retailers selling on ebay will have their items front and center regardless of their star ratings.
Now that said, these are rumors flying around ebay corporate and I can not say absolutely that they are 100% true. But even if they are partially true we are in for a hard road ahead. Ebay is definitely attempting to become the next Amazon and running off the smaller sellers is the first step in their quest.
posted on February 4, 2008 04:34:50 PM new
I agree, capolady. That's why I'm moving my store elsewhere. I won't buy from a "box" store on eBay. Not when I'm within a few miles of the major ones where I live. Why would I pay for shipping, when I can just drive to the store? I buy from small sellers. Always have.
We have a huge outlet center here in Lodi. It's a bit of a drive (45 minutes), but when we go we make a day of it. My best friend and I will leave in the morning and stop for lunch. We even stay around long enough sometimes for dinner. I wouldn't give that trip up to shop on eBay.
The time is ripe for someone to come in and take over. The big box sellers may be the skeleton of the house that eBay built, but the smaller sellers are the mortar. With out the mortar, eBay's little house may just fall one day.
posted on February 4, 2008 04:58:00 PM new
The next step would be to not allow us to cancel bids on those we know are bad buyers plus make the buyers FB private so we could no longer look at the FB they leave.
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How can they keep buyer feedback private?what is the purpose of feedback if no one can read them?
As for seller not being able to leave negative feedback ,this is in line with retail industry practice ,in real world,can Walmart,Neiman Marcus say bad things about its customer?
I mean individual customers ,like so and so is a jerk !
But I think Ebay/Paypal should compile a list of bidders who have filed more than their fair share of Item not described,item not received and let us view them.
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Lets all stop whining !
posted on February 4, 2008 06:08:12 PM new
walmart and others may not be calling us a jerk....BUT ...they are also NOT penalized when a customer complains...on ebay you get NEGATIVES or LOW DSR numbers as a seller, you LOSE your discounts and selling abilities. TOTALLY two different ballgames
[ edited by rhpepsi on Feb 4, 2008 06:09 PM ]
posted on February 4, 2008 07:38:31 PM new
The *good* news is that ebay will be allowing up to 5,000 blocked bidders, instead of the current 1,000 limit...
