[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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