<VV> More on the eBay bum

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Honestly Chuck - I think E Bay is panicking and it's starting to show. Lon


Louis Armer wrote:
> I will echo the comments of both Alan and Hank. I am extremely 
> disappointed with eBays arrogance toward the very core of their 
> business model and have not listed or bought an item on eBay since 
> they initiated the PayPal do it their way on no way demands on 
> everyone who buys or sells on eBay.
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> Chuck Armer
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> At 10:12 AM 12/23/2008, you wrote:
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>> Friends
>> Since I handle the eBay online store for Steele Rubber, process the 
>> orders and handle all the questions and problems that occur, allow 
>> me to interject a few observations for the overall general welfare 
>> of the group.
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>> I project that by the middle of next year, my company will no longer 
>> have an eBay online store. Going into eBay was an experiment that 
>> started not long after I came to work for Steele, and we didn't know 
>> how it would work out.  At best I figured we'd make some money, and 
>> get another presence on the Web.
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>> Just like the .com bubble, the housing bubble, and the auto auction 
>> bubble, the eBay bubble is broken and we're on the downslope.  Never 
>> done better than 4000.00 in sales on eBay, and that was the best 
>> month in 3 years.  In comparison, I sold 2,972.30 in parts just 
>> yesterday, Monday of Christmas week in a depressed economy.  Total 
>> eBay sales for dec to date is around 1700.00, and I'll probably do 
>> that before lunch today.
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>>  It's just not working out.
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>> The whole PayPal thing is a PITA too.  And the comments that Alan 
>> has related are by no means the exception.  Everybody's getting 
>> hosed, sellers especially.
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>> All good things must come to an end, and eBay will likely be one of 
>> them. It's not about cleaning out your basement or trading in 
>> collectibles anymore....and it's not nearly the fun that it once was.
>>
>> Just a .02 from someone who deals with eBay every day.
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>> Hank
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