http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/ Switched Comments for http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 25th 2008 7:33PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 25th 2008 7:56PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/
There are still hundreds of thousands of very angry sellers. Some of them have gone on to open e-stores on other auction sites.

Some are still in the process of finding a new online auction venue.

Some can't afford to stop listing and selling They are helpless, but they are looking around.

Some haven't gotten the word yet.

I firmly believe that the eBay that was, will never be the same. The seller community has lost too many talented, motivated, competent, and honest sellers.

Those sellers, who are usually also buyers, AND their buyers, will find new homes. Ebay is the biggest loser.

"IT" has left the building!
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I was mainly a buyer and occasional seller on ebay (venturecrew145) with 100% positive feedback as both. But what sane person would continue to do business with a company that treats us the way ebay does?

I spent the week of the boycott looking for a new home and defining the reasons it is no longer viable for me to continue a business relationship with ebay.

1- Mr Donahoe stated he wants to rid the site of the embarassing sellers of "flea market" items- otherwise known to buyers as unique vintage items and what a great many of us searched ebay for- in favor of large powersellers who drop ship their items (JUNK) from China.

2- If I wished to continue to sell my items on ebay, I would be required to pay a 66% increase in fees.

3- If I did sell an item I would be required to use paypal, ebay's own bank, to receive the money from the sale and pay them a fee as well.

4- Paypal will also now be holding for 21 days with no intrest, the money paid to the small seller, while ebay still requires that I ship the item as soon as paypal receives the funds, meaning that I have to ship an item using MY money to cover shipping! And if the buyer ends up deciding they want my item for free, and initiates a charge back with paypal, I can bet they get their money back, leaving me out the following- Money lost on listing fee paid to ebay, money lost to ebay on Final valuation fee when the item was "sold" errr "Stolen", Money I had to pay to ship the item, MY item which I will never get back, Fees to paypal for money I NEVER received AND........

5 To add insult to injury, I will only be allowed to leave this wonderful buyer POSITIVE feedback, while I receive Negative feedback for being robbed!

6- BUT.....it does not end there. Additionally, for the pleasure of paying 66% more in fees to list my item, ebay has created a new DEFAULT search matrix, called "Best Match" which will give the powersellers selling the same items as me TOP placement in the search results, meaning my item, because I am a small seller, will never be seen, therefore never purchased :)

WOW! What a deal ebay is! No wonder buyers and sellers alike are leaving in droves!
]]>Feb 26th 2008 1:41AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 26th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/As far as seller fees,a lot of sellers are cleaning out their attics and really aren't making much on the sale by the time you take out the seller fees and paypal fees. As with everything else,greed takes over and the little guy is squashed!!!!! ]]>Feb 26th 2008 5:47AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 26th 2008 7:41AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 26th 2008 7:30AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 26th 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 26th 2008 9:09AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Mar 1st 2008 5:18PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 26th 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/SELL THINGS ?
]]>Feb 26th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/
Keep in mint that discover Card and Amex have some of the highest fees involved and will cut into ebay's bottom line.

Stop feeding the bull
http://ebaykickbacks.com ]]>Feb 26th 2008 11:29AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/The whole purpose of feedback is so we as sellers know who to trust. Do away with negative feedback? Also rediculous!!!!!]]>Feb 29th 2008 2:58PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/Feb 27th 2008 9:17PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/http://www.switched.com/2008/02/25/boycotting-sellers-dent-ebays-business/ie. once sale is complete both parties can leave feedback and comments, but they can' be seen until both have left feedback, said that they won't leave feedback, or , say, 45 days has elapsed after which feedback can't be left.

Ebay should also make it's dispute resolution better so that you can get negative feedback removed if you can disprove comments left by the other party.

With the current system, the feedback will become worthless, as most 100% sellers will have 70-80% scores and it will be impossible to know if a negative feedback is genuine or malicious. how exactly will that help buyers?

Also, yes, the fees, paypal rules and best match are now just plain daft.

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