[meteorite-list] eBay issues of late

[mckinney trammell]

ebay will be dead in 5 years. hi fees, no bad feedback, hidden identities, no recourse on bad paypal experiences, no phone support, etc., etc. a consolidated retro-fit of a not-yet formed craigslist-type site will be the new FREE venue.


--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] eBay issues of late
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:21 PM
> Hi Folks!
> 
> Speaking strictly as a buyer, I dislike eBay's new look
> and 
> interface.  I've been on eBay as a member since 1999
> and I have
> witnessed all of the changes eBay has been through over the
> years -
> the good and the bad.
> 
> I find eBay's new look runs slower than previous
> incarnations and
> it annoys me alot.  Search results take longer to appear,
> regardless
> of how you display or sort them.  And it's now more
> tedious to
> select and deselect search criteria.  I also dislike the
> masking of
> bidder's identities.  I like to know who I am bidding
> against, and
> this is another change that makes eBay more faceless and
> anonymous.
> The sense of community that early eBay had is long gone,
> IMO.  
> 
> FWIW, in almost 10 years on eBay (and about 7 on PayPal), I
> have
> never had any virus or scam issues.  Sure, I get the
> typical
> crude phishing email attempts every so often, but who
> doesn't?
> My mother gets PayPal phishing emails and she doesn't
> even use
> PayPal.  I think this recent new trend of eBay tripping off
> firewalls is related to increased data gathering on
> eBay's part,
> and not part of any overtly malicious agenda.  It's
> intrusive, but
> it's mostly harmless.  Today's advanced antispyware
> and firewall
> software is much more sensitive to threats than it used to
> be, and
> that adds to the problem.  I'm not discounting anyone
> else's 
> experiences to the contrary.  I'm just saying my PC has
> never
> been attacked with a virus or malware coming from eBay or
> PayPal
> in 10 years of frequent usage.
> 
> The old saying of "if it isn't broke, don't
> fix it" applies here
> to eBay.  IMO, the look and interface of eBay was fine
> before
> this last round of changes.  I don't see any
> "improvements", and
> it makes me look at the eBay experience as a chore now, and
> not
> a pleasure - like it used to be years ago.  
> 
> I'd much rather deal directly with my fellow list
> members off eBay,
> than use the eBay interface anyway.  It's more
> personal, it's
> friendlier, and it's cheaper for everyone involved.
> 
> Regards and clear skies,
> 
> MikeG
> 
> 
> 
> .........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
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> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
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