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Post by masshysteria on Feb 10, 2008 20:42:58 GMT -5
I do not know if any of you frequently buy or sell on eBay, but please listen up. The sellers are planning a strike during the week of February 18th - 25th, and this goes for both sellers and buyers. I am supporting this because my mother is one of the sellers that these new rules and stipulations are going to go against, and the rule changes are not fair one bit for the sellers. Basically it means that if a seller gets more than 1 negative feedback they are suspended for a limited time. Does not sound to bad....wrong. Anyone, for any reason can put a negative comment on and you have no control over it. They are also taking away the sellers ability to put a negative on some buyer that screws them over. Also, eBay does not put into consideration that buyers may be lying/cheating/stealing about the transactions and if they really want to can get any seller banned/suspended and screw the buyer out of both the item and money. This is the same way with Paypal in that buyers can make false claims to get money back with no consideration to the buyer. The new eBay president is also wanting to get rid of the aspect of eBay that has attracted people to it for years, the flea market aspect of online auctioning. They want to appeal to the mass sellers that sell thousands cheap ceramic dolls, and take away the appeal of finding something on eBay.
Everything I just wrote about is what has come from my mother, barring a few details I just cant remember, but many sites and newstations are helping spread the news of the strike. I just want the people here on inforoo to know about this and to help out if you are a buyer or seller and help give some of these rights back to the small flea market style sellers out there like my mom, single parents, elderly, etc who depend on ebay for much more than just finding a deal online.
I am going to link to a few sites that are showcasing this on the web. There is also a youtube series of videos that the guy setting up the strike created (and just a few days ago was banned from eBay) to help spread the knowledge of what is going on. Thank you for reading this if you did, and try to help keep eBay a fair place for both the buyer and the seller.
Also please help spread this word to everyone you know so that it can be effective. This board spreads its roots pretty far in the US and internationally, so lets help the little old ladies.
"That's the big thing about education. People can be book smart, but not really intelligent about anything else. A lot of times they just taking in all this information and regurgitate it. It's much more important to process it and personalize it. To apply it to your world, to your life. You have to walk the walk, or you can't really report about it honestly."
If what you say is true, I will definitely participate. I am a frequent ebay buyer and occasional ebay seller. I've gotten some amazing deals (just recently a brand new $600 camcorder for $200.49). A lot of my long term Roo supplies have come from ebay deals.
masshysteria - I just copied and pasted your whole post onto my other message board - it is a group of 40 women - from all walks of life - but most of us are ebay buyers and quite a few are sellers. Hope that helps get the word out - I am sure they will cut and paste and email your post far and wide!
Post by areyoukind on Feb 11, 2008 13:45:02 GMT -5
i support this!
i'm not a big ebay-er, anyways but!
i have a story about eBay! in 2005, I had just graduated high school and had ROO ticket in hand, but then my parents told me i couldn't go! i was devestated, and they told me that they would not pay me back for my ticket. so i got on eBay to try and sell it, and got a couple bids, but didn't break the reserve (i set the reserve at $200, i paid $209 that year i think).
it was getting closer, and i decided to screw that, and i was going anyway. the reserve had been broken at that point, so i had my buddy bid on it, and outbid the person who was trying to get it, so i didn't have to sell my ticket! i felt bad, but there were lots of cheaper tix on there anyways, so it wasn't so bad. and i went to bonnaroo!!! and had my life changed!
*i like coconuts, you can break them open they smell like ladies lyin in the sun** *Hell I don't even know where I am** *for now I must sit here and ponder the yonder: The herbivores did well cause their food didn't never run** *We listen, if it feels good We shake** *You made a big impression for a girl of your size, Now I can't get by without you and your big brown eyes.**
Post by masshysteria on Feb 11, 2008 17:45:41 GMT -5
My momma gives you mad karma folks. Thank you for spreading the word also, it is greatly appreciated.
I mean how can you take the flea market aspect away from what made eBay. I just do not understand the logic that they are trying to do. I think there were almost 10000 new sellers on some alternative auction sites so there are alternatives to go shop over the week of the strike. It would make a bigger point if buyers did bombarded those websites with hits to see what alternatives are out there.
She too is addicted to a message board on eBay, and she even says that the people on their are starting to become overrun by scum. Basically what some sellers do if they disagree with you or your post, will go in and mess with their auctions along with giving negs out to people just because they disagreed with you. These people do not know how much it hurts the sellers when they do this. I guess you have a$$holes everywhere.
"That's the big thing about education. People can be book smart, but not really intelligent about anything else. A lot of times they just taking in all this information and regurgitate it. It's much more important to process it and personalize it. To apply it to your world, to your life. You have to walk the walk, or you can't really report about it honestly."
I've had positive experiences as a seller and buyer, with the exception of one buyer who insisted on paying by a method I clearly stated I did not accept in the listing (COD). He ended up leaving negative feedback which was ultimately neutralized, but it was frustrating.
I need to check out the new policies...thanks for the warning.
I haven't sold anything on ebay in some time, but I will participate in this strike. I know how easy it is to get negative feedback. Some time ago my 11 year old sister (who is now almost 16) wanted to buy something on e-bay and asked to use my account. I gave my login and password to my mom so that she could handle the transaction. Well, my irresponsible mother gave the information to my irresponsible spoiled sister who went on a 101 Dalmations bidding spree. The next time I logged onto my account, I have about 25 won items and angry letters from sellers who hadn't received their payment. Even after painstakingly e-mailing all of them and my grandma paying for the items my sister purchased, I still ended up with about 3 negative feedbacks on my otherwise impeccable e-bay score card. Most sellers were understanding once I explained and some even canceled the transactions.
What really angered me is that my sister was able to keep all of these things that she ordered. She was just able to open the packages as they arrived. If it had been my child, she would have received one box for every birthday and Christmas until they were gone. That wouldn't be the only thing she got, but she'd still be getting them now, and at nearly 16, I don't think she wants 101 Dalmatian bean bag chairs. Grrrr.... to irresponsible parenting.
Post by ☮ superbek ☮ on Feb 12, 2008 14:33:51 GMT -5
coulbean said:
I haven't sold anything on ebay in some time, but I will participate in this strike. I know how easy it is to get negative feedback. Some time ago my 11 year old sister (who is now almost 16) wanted to buy something on e-bay and asked to use my account. I gave my login and password to my mom so that she could handle the transaction. Well, my irresponsible mother gave the information to my irresponsible spoiled sister who went on a 101 Dalmations bidding spree. The next time I logged onto my account, I have about 25 won items and angry letters from sellers who hadn't received their payment. Even after painstakingly e-mailing all of them and my grandma paying for the items my sister purchased, I still ended up with about 3 negative feedbacks on my otherwise impeccable e-bay score card. Most sellers were understanding once I explained and some even canceled the transactions.
What really angered me is that my sister was able to keep all of these things that she ordered. She was just able to open the packages as they arrived. If it had been my child, she would have received one box for every birthday and Christmas until they were gone. That wouldn't be the only thing she got, but she'd still be getting them now, and at nearly 16, I don't think she wants 101 Dalmatian bean bag chairs. Grrrr.... to irresponsible parenting.
dude what a horror story! If it would have been my child, I would have promptly put everything back on ebay, lol!!!
dude what a horror story! If it would have been my child, I would have promptly put everything back on ebay, lol!!!
That would be another possible solution. Now just imagine what this child is like at 15... I love her to death and it's not her fault she's a brat, but I do dread the day she begins driving.
"That's the big thing about education. People can be book smart, but not really intelligent about anything else. A lot of times they just taking in all this information and regurgitate it. It's much more important to process it and personalize it. To apply it to your world, to your life. You have to walk the walk, or you can't really report about it honestly."
