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eBay Moves Digital Download Listings to Classifieds Section

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:46:34 GMT

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Wednesday April 2, 2008

eBay Moves Digital Download Listings to Classifieds Section

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Making some cash auctioning off digital downloads on eBay? Not anymore.

In an effort to squash feedback manipulation, the online auction site announced recently that it will no longer allow use of its standard auction format to sell digital downloads. As of April 1, sellers must purchase an eBay classified ad for $9.95 a month.

"Most items that require digital delivery, once created, can be very easily replicated," Brian Burke, eBay's director of global feedback policy, said in a recent eBay blog post. "This ease of replication creates the opportunity for sellers to list thousands of the same item in an attempt to manipulate the feedback system. It also creates a perception that even legitimate sellers of digital goods are manipulating the feedback system. This dynamic--real and perceived--undermines trust across the entire marketplace."

Posting an ad within the classified ad format is similar to posting an ad on Craigslist. You list what you have to sell, and an interested buyer can contact you via e-mail or phone. No bidding takes place, and buyers and sellers cannot leave feedback for one another on eBay. The listings do show up in eBay search results, but are designated as a "classified ad."

EBay considered a number of options before relegating digital downloads to classifieds, Burke said.

Those ideas included establishing a minimum dollar amount for digital listings, and allowing only approved sellers to list these items.

The company eventually determined, however, that the classifieds approach was easier to understand and follow, Burke said.

EBay users can still sell CDs and DVDs via eBay auctions, provided they are providing buyers with a tangible copy of the material, Burke said. Transferring the content via e-mail or other electronic transfer is prohibited, he said.

"Custom services, where the buyer and seller work collaboratively to develop a custom designed website, will be treated as a service, like they are today," Burke said. "A single template page, even if customizable ... are not considered custom services and will be required to be listed using the classified ads format."

If users have posted ads for digital downloads that end after April 1, eBay will remove those posts and credit the seller, Burke said.

An eBay search for "mp3 download" on Wednesday afternoon produced 133 results, a majority of which were still offering "digital delivery."

EBay has taken some heat recently over its feedback changes. On the heels of eBay CEO Meg Whitman's resignation in January, eBay announced a major revamp of its listing prices and procedures.

Those changes included stripping sellers of the right to leave feedback for buyers. Buyers were still allowed to leave seller feedback, but had to wait several days before posting their comments.

"Yes, we're taking away a seller's ability to leave a buyer a negative feedback," an eBay spokesman appsc. But eBay "is the only place certainly on the Internet and probably in the physical world as well where a merchant would badmouth a customer publicly."

Instead, sellers will now get "additional protection," he said. "What we've done is taken that out of the public sphere."

Annoyed sellers revolted and called on sellers to boycott the site during the week of February 18. They later extended that strike to March 9, and are planning another open-ended eBay boycott starting May 1.

EBay said the boycotts have had no impact on its listing averages.

Tags: ebay, digital sales, digital, Classifieds, Auction, appScout

A User's Comments on eBay's Abusive Behavior

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:33:01 GMT

WHY WE ARE BOYCOTTING - Ebay has become an abusive site

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From:	star00001	Mar-29 9:28 pm
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The many reason for boycotting Ebay are valid
and justified. Ebay's recent haphazardly tossed together changes are a
detriment to the site and are an arrogant corporate exibition of
incompetence.
Ebay declares to the press that they are trying to discourage
excessive shipping...yet in the next breath announce a "penny listing
day" for all sellers to post 99 cent listing(which guarantees excessive
shipping as no profit could be made otherwise).
Ebay declares that a 100% biased feedback system where ONLY the
buyer can enter their opinions about their trading partner. Ebay
mandates that the buyer receive an automatic positive...no matter how
the buyer behaves or what they do. The seller is simply told to sign
their name to the positive rating. Pointless...as anyone could readily
see....except Ebay management.
Ebay proclaimes to the press that they listened to the sellers and
are lowering fees...an outright deceprive LIE. A few cents dropped from
initial listing fees combined with a hefty increase in associated fees
equals a fee increase. Ebay should avoid treating the sellers like
morons who can not add simple numbers.
Ebay then holds a carrot on a stick for volume sellers offering them
discounts IF their ratings remain very high;..then (as was pointed out
in Ebay's own forum by a buyer), Ebay gave discount coupons to a buyer
who left negative feedback for a seller. Offering incentives to leave
negatives? The conclusion is obvious.
Ebay is treating the sellers on the site like dirt and as such
deserves every bit of negative press they get. A person has to trust
their business partner and as a seller, I DO NOT TRUST EBAY AT ALL
under their current management. 
Consequently, I stopped listing in February and have no plans to
start again on their site. For me, the boycott has never stopped.
I started selling on another venue and am quite pleased with the
results so far. Ebay has lost me as an exclusive seller in the future
no matter what it does to mend fences. At best, I would list on both
sites....never again exclusively on Ebay.
Never. I will no longer recommend the site as a sales option to friends or as a buying site due to the animosity on eBAY. 

Tags: ebay, abuse, boycott, seller

A Well Written, Well Thought Out Article by an Ebayer On eBay

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:51:39 GMT

http://forums.delphiforums.com/boycottebay/messages

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drt104

Posting:637.28

EBay was founded in September 1995 as an online auction site, ebay later acquired Paypal, an online financial company that enables anyone with an email address to send and receive online payments. Browsing and bidding on auctions is free of charge, but sellers are charged to list an ad for sale and also a percentage of the final price when the item sells.

For each transaction, buyers and sellers can rate each other by leaving Feedback. Each Feedback consists of a positive, negative, or neutral rating, and a short comment. In addition to leaving a Feedback for a seller, eBay recently instituted anonymous detailed seller ratings (dsr). Members see only detailed seller rating averages, sellers can't see which buyer gave them which rating.

Detailed Seller Ratings cover four areas on a one- to five-star scale.

item as described
communication
shipping time
shipping / handling charges

In February 2008 eBay announced policy changes that are upsetting thousands of its sellers, these changes effect how feedback & dsr's are rated and also gives eBay the right to hold Paypal funds for up to 21 days.

Many of these sellers are the very people who are so hard hit by our current economic woes. They are single moms trying to make ends meet. They are retired and disabled folks who have been managing to make a little money on eBay. They are also people who rely on eBay for their entire income and people who have started small businesses using eBay as a sales outlet. These small mom 'n' pop sellers, as well as a huge number of other eBay sellers of every size and from several countries have just completed a very successful 1-week boycott. Estimates vary widely as to the "effect" of the strike on eBay listings, but EBay's stock is already shaky, and this uproar has not helped.

They are now calling for another and this time open-ended, MAJOR boycott beginning May 1. This is already being supported by a huge number of sellers and buyers, who are simply continuing to boycott eBay.

These sellers feel that is their only hope of keeping eBay from putting them out of business. Sadly, it looks like eBay is destroying itself in the process. The very sellers who built eBay are moving to other venues where they feel welcome and valued as customers. They are taking what eBay refers to as IT with them.

Sellers are primarily protesting over the following issues:

· Ebay intends to change the feedback system prohibiting sellers from leaving negative comments about buyers

· How detailed seller ratings (dsr) change your search results placement

· The new PayPal policy that allows the transaction firm to hold payment up to 21 days for a purchased item in some cases until specific criteria has been met.

During the February 2008 boycott, different industry tracking companies reported that eBay listings dropped anywhere from three to 13 percent. Some took issue with eBay's listing discounts offered during the strike, saying it is one of the many reasons why it is extremely difficult to accurately gage the impact these boycotts have, if any.

John Donahoe, eBay's newly elected CEO and president, has yet to take his role, and yet has caused the largest rift between eBay and the eBay community ever. Donahoe said that he wants to rid eBay of its "fleamarket" image, by eliminating those very people who made eBay the strongest online market place in the world. The idea is that by ridding itself of the low-priced items, they can concentrate on larger retailers, and boost revenues with higher end items.

The boycotter’s stand is that these policy changes will crush those people who have helped create the eBay corporation, by virtually pushing out families who depend on their main source of income. These include single parents (many with handicapped children), retirees, disabled persons who would rather not abuse the system, but, can still be productive members of society by working on a schedule that suits them, students and so many others.

Boycotters say that eBay will be faced with a boycott far worse than the young company has ever seen saying that this past boycott has enabled eBay members to unite, and become a strong force, like never before. And while those involved with "spreading the word" none of the "leaders" of that boycott planned it. Yet, they have become the loudest and most vocal boycott chapters. DelphiForums is boasting message views of over 10,000 a day for the last week, and 10 of the last 13 days.

Together, these two sites are saying they are taking the time between now and May 1st to organize the largest strike, and they will not back down until either eBay agrees to their terms, or, Donahoe is replaced, and the changes are re-evaluated for the better of the entire community. Team leaders say they are willing to discuss negotiations with eBay executives; but, such requests have fallen on deaf ears.

Many buyers and sellers in our area are affected by these changes. A search of all items listed on eBay with a 50 mile radius of displays over 500 items. That number fluctuates constantly, and at times would be as much as 2500-3000 items for sale.

Mrs. xxx (xxx) of Valhermoso Springs, has been a buyer and seller on eBay since 1999. Mrs. xxx averages about $800-$1000 per month in eBay sales - specializing in collectibles, vintage items, books, postcards and unique & hard-to-find items. She ended all her eBay listings, and does not sell or shop on eBay any longer. She says that eBay’s new policies make the risk too large and profit margin too small to deal with all the work involved in listing and selling on eBay. She will concentrate her sales and purchases in the many wonderful local antique shops of Hartselle, Eva, Cullman. She says that her collectibles, vintage items, books, postcards and unique & hard-to-find items are no longer welcome by eBay management, that eBay is courting large warehouse style sellers, and the atmosphere will no longer be a pleasant and profitable experience.

On March 15, 2008 , eBay share price at $26.25 was the lowest since the price was 31.74. The total volume of items listed for sale at on March 15, 2008 stands at16,199,539 while total items listed on the same day in 2007 was 21,166,200.

http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/ebay

Boycotters are uniting at online sites such as:

www.myspace.com/boycotteBay

http://forums.delphiforums.com/boycotteBay

http://www.powersellersunite.com/portal.php

http://www.youtube.com/

http://www.accknowl.com/

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WTF??? Ebay Is Charging You FEES TO CLOSE YOUR STORE!!!

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:27:00 GMT

Can you believe this load of crap??? Ebay CHARGES YOU A FEE TO LEAVE EBAY!!! Since WHEN are YOU as a CUSTOMER FINED FOR NOT DOING BUSINESS WITH A COMPANY???

This is BEYOND HITLERISH! Even the friggin Commies know better than that! But eBay thinks it is beyond any normal rules of Business.

Charging people to LEAVE their site! What baloney! What insanity!! WHAT GREED!!!

Ebay penalty cancellation fee for closing store/selling manager!
pop1111
I closed my basic ebay store on March 13, after one year. I did OK but didnt appreciate the increase in fees in February, and fledgling support. So, I cancel my store...and then see this in my seller account: Selling Manager Basic: Discount Reversal Notice Due to your cancellation of Basic Store, you will be charged a cancellation fee for the remaining subscription period." I contact Live Chat...and being transfered one place to another...what is this "cancellation fee"? Anyone else know? I expect to see this on my next statement...but no one will tell me what this is? I inquired before ending my store if there was a fee, and I was told no...

Tags: ebay, store, close, fee. boycott, seller, unfair, illegal

A Seller Expresses Their Displeasure At eBay's Changes

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:17:38 GMT

Ebay's recent crapola PR release that they have "understand" is pure BS! Just another hypocritical line of crap hoping sellers are indeed as stupid as Ebay seems to think we are.

If Eby is TRULY concerned with the opinions of sellers, they Ebay should stop ignoring the issues and treating sellers like second class citizens. Ebay should just cut the crap with all the wordy (and meaningless) press releases.

The fees have increased. Period. Don't treat sellers as morons who are unable to recognize that a nickel saved on the front end and a dollar+ in extra fees added to the back end amounts to a fee increase. There is no fee reduction.

The new feedback plan is abysmal. Period. It is a 100% biased ill-conceived plan that is a recipe for extortion. If Ebay fails to realize this, they are truly more "out of touch" than I first realized. What moronic meeting came up with the idea that ALL buyers will receive a mandatory positive rating...no matter what they do? Absolute insanity. What possible reason would any seller have to bother leaving any buyer feedback at all? It is now pointless.

I stopped listing and shopping on Ebay after they made they made the new anti-seller policy announcements. No amount of "we hear you" drivel will change the facts that the new policies are a SLAP IN THE FACE to all sellers.

Ebay is losing a lot of good sellers...including myself(a member since 1999 with 100% positive feedback and 4.9 stars across the board). If my business is not appreciated on Ebay then it will remain on my new selling site on eCrater. There are alternatives. Ebay seems to think they are still the only game in town.

Not anymore. They have chosen a bad time to alienate customers with an arrogant company position and a condescending attitude.

The sellers are NOT stupid. Ebay should not treat us as such. The other selling sites are gaining market share...as they should when a major player screws up and mistreats its customer base. There's a reason so many groups are posting negative comments about the current Ebay. There's a reason sellers are leaving Ebay.

The problem is that Ebay refuses to accept the fact that the company's management team SCREWED up. The stockholders will be they ones to pay the ultimate price. I sold my stock in Ebay when the current trend began to gain momentum. The dis-content within the site was not handled well.

Ebay also ignores many issues that cost the company money...assuming good sellers will just pay the difference. Fee avoidance? Ebay dropped the ball on that one and has never bothered to seriously address it. (Hint: get a simple software program to identify the habitual areas of abuse....a first year computer programmer could handle that one. Ebay? No progress in a decade).

Fraud? File a computer generated form with Ebay and get a computer generated canned response....in other words...totally ineffective.

I was a loyal Ebay member who promoted the site to others. Now, I would not recommend the site to anyone thinking about selling items.

So, as for their lame efforts to bring sellers back ...forget it. The current Ebay climate is anti-seller and an environment that will be impossible to avoid extortion.

Oh yea, Ebay's customer service response to feedback extortion issue? Well, if a buyer develops an established pattern(no specifics on that one), then Ebay might look into it. Of course, that does NOTHING to help the numerous sellers who were viction to such an extortionist. What is a "pattern"? Ebay plays it free and loose with that phrase...which means there's no real protection to sellers from such buyers(who would be able to run such extortion tactics with Ebay protecting their own feedback...as "wonderful buyers".

Ebay, GET A CLUE. Sellers are not going to come running back for more abuse.

Tags: ebay, seller, boycott, feedback, final value fee, rules, restrictions, policy

UK Sellers Disgusted by Ebay's Tactics As Well

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:42:25 GMT

eBay's policy changes aren't only being enacted in the US - they are World Wide -- affecting millions upon millions of people, their families, and their communities all around the world. In the U.K. (United Kingdom, or Britain, in other words), eBay is REQUIRING that Sellers take Paypal (an eBay owned electronic payment site) and NOTHING ELSE for use in electronic payments. And, of course, eBay not only gets a cut from a Seller when they LIST and auction, and another cut from the Seller (8.75% PLUS a flat fee) when the item SELLS, but ANOTHER cut from the Seller when the Buyer pays the Seller using eBay!

Cut and cut and cut and cut -- eBay steadily cuts DEEPLY into the Seller's profits nowadays -- and FORBIDS the Sellers from passing ON these costs to the Buyer either as an "eBay Sales Tax" OR through increased 'handling' costs on the shipping charges -- so there is NO WAY a Seller can show a profit on eBay anymore -- though EBAY certainly profits from the deal -- from BEGINNING to END -- and it's THIS type of behavior which is going to be the END of eBay as their "store's shelves" are emptied by the very SELLERS who stocked those shelves to begin with!

Imagine a HUGE online Walmart -- but its shelves are EMPTY and the Buyers can find nothing they want to buy.
That's going to be the "eBay of the Future"!

Anyway, enough of my 'rant' -- here's what the UK eBay Seller had to say:

Ebay's attitude towards all sellers will certainly cost them market share. I haven't used Ebay in almost 2 months and have not really missed them!

I moved my listings to eCrater and have had numerous sales. Ebay postures as if they are the only game in town....when they are NOT. Now, they ARE most expensive to use...bar none! ...with high listing fees on unsuccessful auctions(which average out at about 60%-70% sitewide).

The UK's main alternative seems to be Ebid, with a fairly nice growing volume.

Since my business is considered as unwanted on Ebay(even with a 1500 feedback...all positive with 4.9 stars across the board)...I will post to other sites that appreciate my business.

Especially after reading on Ebay's forum about a buyer who stated he was PAID a bonus for leaving negative feedback on an Ebay seller! I guess Ebay is banking on keeping the alleged "discount for sellers with high feedback marks" as unattainable.

Typical Ebay tripe.

Tags: UK, Seller, eBay, boycott, policies, unfair, profit, margins, Paypal, regulations, monopoly

Australian News Report: eBay Comes Out Looking BAADDD!!

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:18:15 GMT

Ebay's mafia-type behavior and arrogance concerning the sellers...and buyers is defined across the globe. The news report from Australia certainly defines Ebay today! It is a balanced coverage of the subject of eBay. They gave each group a fair chance to say their piece, and eBay doesn't come out looking good, do they?!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KAlM0E-zrhM

(Thanks, Star, for this interesting news report on eBay!)

Tags: ebay, news, australia, report, debate, buyers, sellers, boycott,

Another Seller Bails Off eBay and onto Craig's List

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:11:25 GMT

Another Seller bailed on eBay, and I thought their reasons why were concisely stated in a very professional manner which gives YOU the reader some understanding of how eBay Sellers feel about eBay's new policy changes:

Ebay's treatment of the sellers is simply unacceptable. I stopped listing and found another venue that I prefer, eCrater. One aspect that eCrater has Ebay beaten is with their INTELLIGENT feedback system.

On eCrater, there is no buyer rating, as buyers do not have to be members to make a purchase....encouraging more activity from browsing folks. Sellers receive feedback ..however, a buyer must first complete a verified purchase(Paypal or Google)in order to receive an email invitation to leave feedback. Money orders do not count.

Sellers have very little fear concerning unjust feedback, such as false claims of non-delivery. If an unwarranted negative entry makes such a claim and the seller has delivery confirmation...then eCrater removes the negative mark and replaces it with a positive! That site is trying to balance the scales ...UNLIKE Greedbay, that treats sellers like dirt.

Ebay, in its zeal to pander to every buyer in every situation ....has sold out the sellers. You have to trust your business partner, and I do not trust Ebay at all anymore. I think they would sell me out in a heartbeat.

When I asked Ebay specifically about blatant extortion tactics from buyers and negative feedback left for a seller, I was told that Ebay"could" look into the matter after that buyer establishes a history of such behavior. What a crock! Ebay sold out the sellers on this one ...with the obvious incentive of keeping volume sellers scores low enough to eliminate "alleged" discounts.

I'm done with Ebay under its current asinine management style.

Tags: ebay, sller, boycott, craig's list, craigs, list, craig's

Postings on eBay's "Answer Center" - and BOY, are people MAD!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:01:07 GMT

I was referred to eBay's Answer Center (and no, there are no eBay employees there to give you answers, LOL!) -- to view these Seller's comments about eBay and the situation eBay has gotten them into:

(NOTE THE "This question has reached the maximum posts" STATEMENT BY EBAY -- AND GEE WHIZ, I'VE SEEN SOME TOPICS REACH HUNDREDS OF PAGES -- BUT WHENEVER FOLKS GET TO POINTING OUT EBAY'S SCREWED UP POLICIES, EBAY EITHER DELETES THOSE POSTINGS OR RESTRICTS THEM . . . . LIKE THEY HAVE DONE THIS THREAD. GO FIGURE....)

TOPIC: OK....I am MORE than willing to BITE the hand that FEEDS me... This question has reached the maximum posts.
Posted: Mar-27-08 18:15 PDT
moonboo10
WHY NOT?? Ebay is!! LOL on my SELLER account...I just paid the SAME amount in seller FEEs that my teenage son paid for his FIRST CAR PAYMENT. LOL...2 DAYS AGO I was informed by EBAY that I don't qualify for the .99 sale...my DSRs are too low. THE ONLY DSR's I have been DINGED ON...ARE MY SHIPPING FEES AND I SHIP FOR FREE I was going to apologize for posting YET ANOTHER complaint on this SUBJECT.... But as a decade long seller on this "venue" I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!! I want to file a SNAD against YOU EBAY, either that or I will be more than happy to send you documentation of the amount of fees I've paid YOU over the years to keep you in the place of "just a venue". Don't listen to me...EBAY...I'm just a speck in the grand scheme of things But...I've paid ALMOST as much purchasing on your sight as I have paying your sellers fees... something to sneeze on and throw away...as you obviously do.

dakota_exchange


OK....I am MORE than willing to BITE the hand that FEEDS me...
Posted: Mar-27-08 18:25 PDT
While we feel your pain, we are not eBay employess. Send notes off to eBay about it. Call your local media and let them know what eBay is doing. Do whatever it takes to be heard! All of us here are pretty upset with how things are going also.

sewlady59 Posted: Mar-27-08 19:13 PDT
I'm sorry, there are no ebay employees here in the Answer Center. But I agree COMPLETELY with everything you just stated. Ebay is in the midst of a huge overhaul. And they are going to be REALLY sorry when they are finished, and they have driven away all their sellers who stuck by them through all the years they were growing into a large "IT" venue. With all the changes, they can kiss the "IT" factor good-bye. moonboo10 I wish you the best of luck. Many sellers are already moving into new venues to sell their items. I just hang around here now to find out the news about the asinine changes ebay is implementing. . . . there is a reason your stars are getting dinged. Ebay is giving coupons to buyers who are dinging their sellers. So really, they are rewarding their buyers for lying about their sellers in their feedback and DSR's. They are doing this to compensate the buyer for an "unsatisfactory" buying experience. Ebay is biting the hand that feeds them, and soon that hand will be gone.

sewlady59
Well, there is a reason your stars are getting dinged. Ebay is giving coupons to buyers who are dinging their sellers. So really, they are rewarding their buyers for lying about their sellers in their feedback and DSR's. They are doing this to compensate the buyer for an "unsatisfactory" buying experience.
Ebay is biting the hand that feeds them, and soon that hand will be gone.

Posted: Mar-27-08 20:22 PDT
c.h.cos (330 ) View Listings \| Posts: 2,695 \| Report
"I SHIP FOR FREE" Yep you can do that , give away your item, call and email everyday and guess what have DINGED stars!!!!!! Pretty much, we know the system is flawed May is coming and things are going to continue to tank out. Ebay wants sellers to list (1 Cent listing---ooops but you don't qualify---OUCH), and offers 10% off coupons up to 100 dollars for customers that "complain", but heh it's all in the business plan. Sorry you got here late it has been all the rage... 1) announce changes (too many to count) 2) fee increases FVF (66%), but no more gallery fees thanks! 3) paypal freezes (21 days!!! and when they see fit) 4) change in searches based on DSR (where do you fall) 5) feedback changes in May no more negatives for buyers Oh---it is just sad---sellers at large have suffered for the same scum sellers that have made things a horror and ebay turned a deaf ear to..... All pretty sad and true welcome to be upset you have ALOT of company here best wishes Carol

Tags: ebay, sellers, buyers, DSR, feedback, shipping, rating, Answer Center

The Internet Auction Alliance's New Logo

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:25:29 GMT

After several weeks of some very creative suggestions, the folks over on Delphiforums.com/boycottebay have voted for the logo for their newly minted organization.

This organization, appropriately named the "Internet Auction Alliance" is a historical FIRST -- the FIRST time that Sellers and Buyers from all walks of life, both PowerSellers and small time "once and awhile" sellers from eBay have banded together as a cohesive and functional unit to do battle with eBay about the changes in policy which eBay begain rolling out on Feb 1, 2008 -- and has continued to roll out since then.

According to eBay executives, the once mighty online auction and fixed price format marketplace has rolled out only an eighth of their proposed changes which, thus far, have enraged the Sellers by cutting deeply into their profit margins and getting rid of the field of fair play for which eBay was once famous. No longer are Sellers allowed to leave a scam artist 'buyer' negative (or even neutral) feedback on a rip-off buyer - indeed, eBay says that Sellers can leave ONLY positive feedback for a Buyer, no matter what the Buyer does! This is beyond ridiculous, and has forced another historic first: the first time that a company has faced not ONE, but TWO customer boycotts in less than 3 months!

Needless to say, as a supporter of the eBay boycott who was suspended (along with my entire family) for publishing a "Seller's Guide to non-eBay Auction", I encourage YOU - eBayer or NOT -- to head on over to http://forums.delphiforums.com/boycottebay to join the war party intent on making eBay come to it's senses and roll back the new policies which have contaminated eBay with a series of rip-off artists, scammers, hackers, and other unscrupulous persons, for eBay is NO LONGER a SAFE place for anyone to trade, and the impacts of it's new policies have affected not only eBayers, but the employees of Powersellers, eBayer families, and the communities they live in.

Boycott eBay! And Boycott Victoriously!