Wake-Up!'s Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/161568/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/153256-ebay-s-skype-fiasco-what-were-they-thinking?source=feed#comment-612689 612689 Sounds like the originall founders of Skype beat eBay at their own game!!

LMAO!!!

Kudos to Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis!! You got the gobbling monster before they got you! Keep your technology and let eBay marinate in their own greed!]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:59:20 -0400 Sounds like the originall founders of Skype beat eBay at their own game!!

LMAO!!!

Kudos to Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis!! You got the gobbling monster before they got you! Keep your technology and let eBay marinate in their own greed!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/152780-ebay-in-litigation-with-skype-founders-over-key-technology?source=feed#comment-609842 609842 So in other words... eBay wants to resell Skype back to it's original founders, but keep (develop) the technology as their own?? LMAO!

This is so eBay!! LOL!]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:18:21 -0400 So in other words... eBay wants to resell Skype back to it's original founders, but keep (develop) the technology as their own?? LMAO!

This is so eBay!! LOL!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/147235-paypal-looks-to-crush-amazons-fledgling-payment-service?source=feed#comment-582695 582695 @eBay+++ who stated:

"...Iook for eBay to make a strong rebound in the 2nd half..."

That's pretty funny considering they've gone on record saying they are "recession proof"...LOL! Now this recession-proof company needs a rebound?

Good luck on your rebound, eBay ;)]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:11:13 -0400 @eBay+++ who stated:

"...Iook for eBay to make a strong rebound in the 2nd half..."

That's pretty funny considering they've gone on record saying they are "recession proof"...LOL! Now this recession-proof company needs a rebound?

Good luck on your rebound, eBay ;)]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/147235-paypal-looks-to-crush-amazons-fledgling-payment-service?source=feed#comment-581541 581541
"....and with more free shipping, it's only a matter of time before eBay takes market share form AMZN..."

This just goes to show you the mentality of the eBay trolls.

SHIPPING IS NOT FREE!!! Shipping is incorporated into the price of the item! There's no deal there! Knock knock - anybody home? eBay just takes more of the sellers hard earned profits (again) via FVF - double/triple dipping I believe would be the correct terminology.

Just read this post too - enjoy:

...By the time John Donahoe took the helm of eBay in Q1 2008, he opted to “aggressively change our product, our customer approach and our business model.” In a futile effort to compete with Amazon and Google, eBay leadership essentially stripped whatever remaining fun existed out of its marketplace....

Link: www.techcrunch.com/200.../]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:29:33 -0400
"....and with more free shipping, it's only a matter of time before eBay takes market share form AMZN..."

This just goes to show you the mentality of the eBay trolls.

SHIPPING IS NOT FREE!!! Shipping is incorporated into the price of the item! There's no deal there! Knock knock - anybody home? eBay just takes more of the sellers hard earned profits (again) via FVF - double/triple dipping I believe would be the correct terminology.

Just read this post too - enjoy:

...By the time John Donahoe took the helm of eBay in Q1 2008, he opted to “aggressively change our product, our customer approach and our business model.” In a futile effort to compete with Amazon and Google, eBay leadership essentially stripped whatever remaining fun existed out of its marketplace....

Link: www.techcrunch.com/200.../]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/147235-paypal-looks-to-crush-amazons-fledgling-payment-service?source=feed#comment-579368 579368 eBay/Paypal has always been a follower and a copy-cat of the real leaders of the pack. Who is eBay today? Amazon? Overstock? A liquidator? How 'bout an over-bloated pig?

With JD still at the helm, this tugboat is sinking more and more everyday. Between selling on Bonanzle.com and eCrater.com, I've made more and kept more money instead of stuffing it in eBay's bottomless pockets.

Fear not the gobbling dealings of Paypal, Facebook's "Pay With Facebook" is going to eat them alive!

Link: www.businessinsider.co...]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:46:48 -0400 eBay/Paypal has always been a follower and a copy-cat of the real leaders of the pack. Who is eBay today? Amazon? Overstock? A liquidator? How 'bout an over-bloated pig?

With JD still at the helm, this tugboat is sinking more and more everyday. Between selling on Bonanzle.com and eCrater.com, I've made more and kept more money instead of stuffing it in eBay's bottomless pockets.

Fear not the gobbling dealings of Paypal, Facebook's "Pay With Facebook" is going to eat them alive!

Link: www.businessinsider.co...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139593-why-isn-t-paypal-more-successful?source=feed#comment-519752 519752 Et tu, Brute!,

SoberUp's comments carry no validity or weight whatsoever, as he is most likely a paid eBay operative. And let's not forget his childish kindergarten-like name calling comments in an early postings located here: seekingalpha.com/user/....

Ignore the employees, they get paid to distort the truth.

And the truth is Paypal IS NOT A BANK! They are not bound to federal regulations such as an FDIC financial institution. They can make up their own rules and as long as they can squeeze those "catch 22's" into their countless page agreement, they will continue to do what they want with your account, such as freezing your funds without an explanation.

President Obama is making the credit card companies clean up their tricky wording by making the fine print not so fine. My hope is that this administration will not over-look Paypal and eBay - the "we're just a venue" company.

jmo]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 12:38:15 -0400 Et tu, Brute!,

SoberUp's comments carry no validity or weight whatsoever, as he is most likely a paid eBay operative. And let's not forget his childish kindergarten-like name calling comments in an early postings located here: seekingalpha.com/user/....

Ignore the employees, they get paid to distort the truth.

And the truth is Paypal IS NOT A BANK! They are not bound to federal regulations such as an FDIC financial institution. They can make up their own rules and as long as they can squeeze those "catch 22's" into their countless page agreement, they will continue to do what they want with your account, such as freezing your funds without an explanation.

President Obama is making the credit card companies clean up their tricky wording by making the fine print not so fine. My hope is that this administration will not over-look Paypal and eBay - the "we're just a venue" company.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/139195-u-k-court-rules-in-favor-of-ebay-in-loreal-fight?source=feed#comment-514194 514194 Fri, 22 May 2009 09:21:43 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/132061-homepage-visitors-at-the-top-sites?source=feed#comment-471681 471681
Using ysearch certainly does de-clutter the searches, but eventually you'll have to sign in to get your email and be bombarded. I chose to use (iGoogle) www.google.com/ig - no ads on the homepage or email page. Loads up way faster and it's completely customizable. Give it a try!

Good luck!]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:14:45 -0400
Using ysearch certainly does de-clutter the searches, but eventually you'll have to sign in to get your email and be bombarded. I chose to use (iGoogle) www.google.com/ig - no ads on the homepage or email page. Loads up way faster and it's completely customizable. Give it a try!

Good luck!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/132061-homepage-visitors-at-the-top-sites?source=feed#comment-471580 471580
"People are sick of banner ads, but they love to click on text ads for some reason."

Perhaps clicking those text ads are accidental...

I know I've accidentally clicked on a few of those text ads as I tried desperately to get a bowl of salad fixin's to stop swirling around my Yahoo homepage. Finally, those irritating vegetables spun their way back to their ad box on their own.
]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:49:58 -0400
"People are sick of banner ads, but they love to click on text ads for some reason."

Perhaps clicking those text ads are accidental...

I know I've accidentally clicked on a few of those text ads as I tried desperately to get a bowl of salad fixin's to stop swirling around my Yahoo homepage. Finally, those irritating vegetables spun their way back to their ad box on their own.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/132061-homepage-visitors-at-the-top-sites?source=feed#comment-471414 471414
I know I'm sick of being forced into watching advertisements/commerc... before I'm connected to what it was I clicked in the first place!

In my experience with Yahoo, I've found that if their ads don't load first - neither will your email or your homepage (AdBlock Plus for Firefox works great to eliminate these bothersome ads).

And yes, I'm one that dropped Yahoo like a hot potato in favor of a quieter, less cluttered home page. ]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:21:46 -0400
I know I'm sick of being forced into watching advertisements/commerc... before I'm connected to what it was I clicked in the first place!

In my experience with Yahoo, I've found that if their ads don't load first - neither will your email or your homepage (AdBlock Plus for Firefox works great to eliminate these bothersome ads).

And yes, I'm one that dropped Yahoo like a hot potato in favor of a quieter, less cluttered home page. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/131873-strength-in-amazon-cannot-be-ignored?source=feed#comment-471076 471076 Do yourself a favor... drop eBay and invest in Amazon! ]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:35:43 -0400 Do yourself a favor... drop eBay and invest in Amazon! ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/131805-sales-tax-for-e-tailers?source=feed#comment-471050 471050 Agreed Jay Dee!

-and to think "research" is their title...
]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:23:34 -0400 Agreed Jay Dee!

-and to think "research" is their title...
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129318-skype-iphone-app-downloaded-an-amazing-one-million-times-in-two-days?source=feed#comment-471043 471043 @ eBay+++ who stated:

"Where's all the eBay bashers today? This was suppose to be just a bunch of hype on Skype?"

"eBay sell Skype...please!"

Uh, you were saying eBay+++???

Have you heard the news? Oh, you must have because you've been hiding behind that keyboard with your tail between your legs eating your words. lol!

Skype is up for sale!

That's also known as the "Skype Hype" eBay+++. LOL!!!

I just love putting the eBay spin doctors in their place along with the other bottom-feeders...
]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:20:27 -0400 @ eBay+++ who stated:

"Where's all the eBay bashers today? This was suppose to be just a bunch of hype on Skype?"

"eBay sell Skype...please!"

Uh, you were saying eBay+++???

Have you heard the news? Oh, you must have because you've been hiding behind that keyboard with your tail between your legs eating your words. lol!

Skype is up for sale!

That's also known as the "Skype Hype" eBay+++. LOL!!!

I just love putting the eBay spin doctors in their place along with the other bottom-feeders...
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/131805-sales-tax-for-e-tailers?source=feed#comment-470262 470262
eBay is killing the seller with it's outrageous fees and now the government is going to kill eBay (along with other marketplaces) with it's outrageous fees. These two monstrosities don't get the big picture - not at all.

eBay believes raising fees beyond reason, is going to make them richer, quicker. Turn the seller into third world slaves - sell quantity at low prices, give eBay the majority of your profits and you'll do fine, right? *puke*

Enter Uncle Sam...The government believes taxing sellers (big and small) will make all the states rich, too. The end result (of course) is the consumer will incur these additional fees.

Many people shop online simply because of this tax-free incentive (especially on bigger ticket items). Unfortunately their greedy plans will back-fire. Countless numbers of potential online shoppers will simply stop buying (at least online).

Why would anyone shop online and pay the taxes too when they can easily buy their goods cheaper at their local Walmart - and we all know eBay has burdened sellers with sky-rocketing Final Value Fees and totalitarianism policies and put countless people out of business by stacking the cards against them.

The cost of shopping eBay already exceeds the cost of shopping at WalMart - now add tax to the equation! eBay will die quicker than it already is.

Look at the huge loss the US Post Office is taking - 2.3 billion dollars last year and they are still crashing. Their answer is to continually raise rates - again and again and again, yet the their bottom line is still suffering (they'll be raising rates again this May by the way).

Sometimes raising fees may not be the way to go. UPS is usually cheaper than using USPS and they include insurance! Who do you think is picking up the Post Office's business? *Hint... The one who offers more and costs less, of course!

They just don't get it, do they? These gluttonous hogs are going to put themselves right out of business along with millions of Americans. eBay can TARP, and us common folk...well.... we'll get another get a stimulus package for $12 dollars more a month.

jmo]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:32:45 -0400
eBay is killing the seller with it's outrageous fees and now the government is going to kill eBay (along with other marketplaces) with it's outrageous fees. These two monstrosities don't get the big picture - not at all.

eBay believes raising fees beyond reason, is going to make them richer, quicker. Turn the seller into third world slaves - sell quantity at low prices, give eBay the majority of your profits and you'll do fine, right? *puke*

Enter Uncle Sam...The government believes taxing sellers (big and small) will make all the states rich, too. The end result (of course) is the consumer will incur these additional fees.

Many people shop online simply because of this tax-free incentive (especially on bigger ticket items). Unfortunately their greedy plans will back-fire. Countless numbers of potential online shoppers will simply stop buying (at least online).

Why would anyone shop online and pay the taxes too when they can easily buy their goods cheaper at their local Walmart - and we all know eBay has burdened sellers with sky-rocketing Final Value Fees and totalitarianism policies and put countless people out of business by stacking the cards against them.

The cost of shopping eBay already exceeds the cost of shopping at WalMart - now add tax to the equation! eBay will die quicker than it already is.

Look at the huge loss the US Post Office is taking - 2.3 billion dollars last year and they are still crashing. Their answer is to continually raise rates - again and again and again, yet the their bottom line is still suffering (they'll be raising rates again this May by the way).

Sometimes raising fees may not be the way to go. UPS is usually cheaper than using USPS and they include insurance! Who do you think is picking up the Post Office's business? *Hint... The one who offers more and costs less, of course!

They just don't get it, do they? These gluttonous hogs are going to put themselves right out of business along with millions of Americans. eBay can TARP, and us common folk...well.... we'll get another get a stimulus package for $12 dollars more a month.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/130692-ebay-news-roundup?source=feed#comment-462728 462728 Hmmm..... about those new PayPal reserves.... I wonder if they'll be collecting interest on your "reserves"? I mean if it has to remain as a back-up in your account, why not grab a little love money on the side with your funds?

I'm sure they won't allow you to collect any interest on YOUR money that they'll be holding in "reserve", eBay wouldn't do that, right? Not eBay...
]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:13:15 -0400 Hmmm..... about those new PayPal reserves.... I wonder if they'll be collecting interest on your "reserves"? I mean if it has to remain as a back-up in your account, why not grab a little love money on the side with your funds?

I'm sure they won't allow you to collect any interest on YOUR money that they'll be holding in "reserve", eBay wouldn't do that, right? Not eBay...
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/130692-ebay-news-roundup?source=feed#comment-461701 461701 Gee... I wonder how long it will be before eBay has "special incentives" for Korean sellers to offer their products on the US site? Just as China and now Japan have "special incentives" to flood the market with their products on the U.S. site...

Pretty soon eBay U.S. maybe just a name as they continually push out smaller sellers in favor of overseas garbage sellers.

Bad move GMarket.... you had a good thing going for yourselves. "Yourselves" and "had" being the keywords here.

jmo]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:30:17 -0400 Gee... I wonder how long it will be before eBay has "special incentives" for Korean sellers to offer their products on the US site? Just as China and now Japan have "special incentives" to flood the market with their products on the U.S. site...

Pretty soon eBay U.S. maybe just a name as they continually push out smaller sellers in favor of overseas garbage sellers.

Bad move GMarket.... you had a good thing going for yourselves. "Yourselves" and "had" being the keywords here.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/130579-founders-looking-to-buy-skype-back-from-ebay?source=feed#comment-461543 461543
No Skype-Hype eBay+++? lol!

Quick - Make some hype with apps, shuffle it off like it's a winner and sell this tugboat before more carriers block this service.

Abandon ship!

jmo]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:14:06 -0400
No Skype-Hype eBay+++? lol!

Quick - Make some hype with apps, shuffle it off like it's a winner and sell this tugboat before more carriers block this service.

Abandon ship!

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129893-skype-and-telecom-carrier-denial?source=feed#comment-456218 456218 @ SoberUp

I'm sorry you feel that it is better to censor opinions SoberUp and resort to name calling. Perhaps you should blog about that wonderful vocabulary of yours. Your statement in itself shows your lack of integrity.

When people resort to name calling, they lose the respect of anyone who reads those words. I remember that type of childish behavior dwindling around the 4th or 5th grade, when children realized that name calling actually made the name-caller themselves look like an immature toddler that no one ever really listens to.

I doubt that you will last long here or anywhere else for that matter with an attitude like that. Unfortunately, I fear your posts will no longer carry any merit what so ever.
]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:57:50 -0400 @ SoberUp

I'm sorry you feel that it is better to censor opinions SoberUp and resort to name calling. Perhaps you should blog about that wonderful vocabulary of yours. Your statement in itself shows your lack of integrity.

When people resort to name calling, they lose the respect of anyone who reads those words. I remember that type of childish behavior dwindling around the 4th or 5th grade, when children realized that name calling actually made the name-caller themselves look like an immature toddler that no one ever really listens to.

I doubt that you will last long here or anywhere else for that matter with an attitude like that. Unfortunately, I fear your posts will no longer carry any merit what so ever.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129893-skype-and-telecom-carrier-denial?source=feed#comment-455108 455108
I see this becoming a real set-back for the struggling Skype and eBay as a whole. With Revolution Money quickly climbing the peer to peer money transfers ladder - duking it out with PayPal - and eBay's continued decline in the marketplace, and now Skype having to contend with some major competitors, perhaps a nice plot over-looking the ocean might be considered.

jmo]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:26:07 -0400
I see this becoming a real set-back for the struggling Skype and eBay as a whole. With Revolution Money quickly climbing the peer to peer money transfers ladder - duking it out with PayPal - and eBay's continued decline in the marketplace, and now Skype having to contend with some major competitors, perhaps a nice plot over-looking the ocean might be considered.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129893-skype-and-telecom-carrier-denial?source=feed#comment-454742 454742 "At some point, there will be a real Skype for Android phones. So then what will Google do? Block it?"

Maybe eBay shouldn't have blocked the use of Google Check-out from their marketplace. LMAO!!]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:06:13 -0400 "At some point, there will be a real Skype for Android phones. So then what will Google do? Block it?"

Maybe eBay shouldn't have blocked the use of Google Check-out from their marketplace. LMAO!!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129680-what-can-ebay-do-to-close-its-amazon-gap?source=feed#comment-453412 453412 It's not the recession that's dramatically slowing sales on eBay. It's the way they've stacked the cards against their customers (sellers) with an un-level playing field, outrageously high commission fees and now you have the option to un-bury your already paid listings by purchasing PPC so that maybe your items will show up in a BM search - to which they will gladly take another helping of your minuscule profits.

eBay will continue it's spiral so long as WalMart is cheaper.To succeed online you have to offer something better than your competition. In this case they once again fail miserably.
]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:24:24 -0400 It's not the recession that's dramatically slowing sales on eBay. It's the way they've stacked the cards against their customers (sellers) with an un-level playing field, outrageously high commission fees and now you have the option to un-bury your already paid listings by purchasing PPC so that maybe your items will show up in a BM search - to which they will gladly take another helping of your minuscule profits.

eBay will continue it's spiral so long as WalMart is cheaper.To succeed online you have to offer something better than your competition. In this case they once again fail miserably.
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129462-u-k-e-commerce-report-thoughts-from-catalyst-u-k?source=feed#comment-453291 453291 I'm really glad to hear that Amazon still hasn't turned up the heat on eBay yet. According to your consumer panel, everyone still thinks of Amazon as books, music and videos. With so much dissatisfaction from both buyers and sellers alike concerning eBay these days, once Amazon finally turns on the burners, eBay may be looking more and more like a crispy burned out cinder.

We all know who the champ is and we all know who it was that tried to take them on and failed miserably. It's nice to hear that Amazon hasn't even begun to eat their competition's lunch yet!
]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:21:03 -0400 I'm really glad to hear that Amazon still hasn't turned up the heat on eBay yet. According to your consumer panel, everyone still thinks of Amazon as books, music and videos. With so much dissatisfaction from both buyers and sellers alike concerning eBay these days, once Amazon finally turns on the burners, eBay may be looking more and more like a crispy burned out cinder.

We all know who the champ is and we all know who it was that tried to take them on and failed miserably. It's nice to hear that Amazon hasn't even begun to eat their competition's lunch yet!
]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129202-the-country-of-skype?source=feed#comment-449900 449900 True. There is always something behind the hype when it comes to eBay.]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:02:57 -0400 True. There is always something behind the hype when it comes to eBay.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/128511-skype-is-coming-to-iphone-blackberry-wifi-only-for-now?source=feed#comment-446386 446386
"...and BTW Skype rules... "

Yo dude that's just too gnarly - to the great white north, aye. I've read your 5 comments - was it? Your obviously a good little sheep for eBay, a pacifist and have spent absolutely zero time on the site. You sound like a republican.

What doctor did you have in mind? An eBay "spin" doctor, so I could see the light?

Oh, and if you're getting tired, why not curl up with a good book, an afghan, a glass of that world famous kool-aid along with your WI-FI and take a little nap-nap?]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:18:32 -0400
"...and BTW Skype rules... "

Yo dude that's just too gnarly - to the great white north, aye. I've read your 5 comments - was it? Your obviously a good little sheep for eBay, a pacifist and have spent absolutely zero time on the site. You sound like a republican.

What doctor did you have in mind? An eBay "spin" doctor, so I could see the light?

Oh, and if you're getting tired, why not curl up with a good book, an afghan, a glass of that world famous kool-aid along with your WI-FI and take a little nap-nap?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/128511-skype-is-coming-to-iphone-blackberry-wifi-only-for-now?source=feed#comment-445576 445576 eBay+++ is an eBay employee who has invested heavily in their dwindling stock. Any pro-active comments made by him is simply an attempt to recover his losses. The more clouded the truth, the more sheeple may fall for it, thus bettering his chances to recoup his losses.

Enjoy your Charmin.

jmo]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:50:54 -0400 eBay+++ is an eBay employee who has invested heavily in their dwindling stock. Any pro-active comments made by him is simply an attempt to recover his losses. The more clouded the truth, the more sheeple may fall for it, thus bettering his chances to recoup his losses.

Enjoy your Charmin.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/128511-skype-is-coming-to-iphone-blackberry-wifi-only-for-now?source=feed#comment-445261 445261 "...Wireless carriers have viewed mobile Skype as a threat so for now it is being limited to WiFi. Apple limits voice applications in its App Store so they only work over WiFi..."

Yep... Skype surely is limited. I don't see them getting past the finish line. Wireless carriers will keep this bottom feeder where it should be. With so many apps and competition, why would anyone want to use this tugboat?

It's just a matter of time before these services are available from the ones who have the control. See ya Skype!

jmo]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:58:45 -0400 "...Wireless carriers have viewed mobile Skype as a threat so for now it is being limited to WiFi. Apple limits voice applications in its App Store so they only work over WiFi..."

Yep... Skype surely is limited. I don't see them getting past the finish line. Wireless carriers will keep this bottom feeder where it should be. With so many apps and competition, why would anyone want to use this tugboat?

It's just a matter of time before these services are available from the ones who have the control. See ya Skype!

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127360-skype-takes-on-the-enterprise?source=feed#comment-438945 438945 Compete on all fronts? That's what I'm afraid of. Perhaps that's just too much for this company to have all on one plate. Maybe they need to concentrate on their original concept... eBay the marketplace. You remember that struggling site don't you? Because once that crumbles completely, no amount of PayPal advertising anywhere is going to keep them afloat.

"...their just telling the Analyst that to find a nitch for the Street to accept..."

More eBay spin?]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:46:25 -0400 Compete on all fronts? That's what I'm afraid of. Perhaps that's just too much for this company to have all on one plate. Maybe they need to concentrate on their original concept... eBay the marketplace. You remember that struggling site don't you? Because once that crumbles completely, no amount of PayPal advertising anywhere is going to keep them afloat.

"...their just telling the Analyst that to find a nitch for the Street to accept..."

More eBay spin?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127360-skype-takes-on-the-enterprise?source=feed#comment-438921 438921 The trouble with eBay is they have no direction or ideas of their own. They perch like vultures atop a fence waiting for fresh ideas to be born from the minds of others and simply acquire them eg; PayPal, StubHub, BillMeLater, Half dot com, etc.... no real progress in idea department, aye?

They're first attempt at a new search engine "BestMatch" (coined "WorstMatch" from their customers) fails and continues to attract atrocious reviews from buyers and sellers alike.

Even the designer of this search engine (Raghav Gupta) quit because his search engine wasn't being used for the intended purpose.

"Its no secret within eBay that I spent quite a bit of the last year trying to stop the monstrosity that became best match, but it wasn’t enough." raghavgupta.wordpress..../

Amazon kicked the sand in eBay's eyes (again) as they trailed from behind throughout the holiday season. And now eBay wants to revert? Again? We've been telling them that trying to xerox Amazon was a terrible idea right from the start. They didn't listen (they never listen), now they want to be Overstock.com? ~~~whew! I'm getting dizzy~~~~

As eBay continues to try to be something they are not - always following the real leaders like Amazon, they will continue to wither and die.

Remember, copycats always finish in all but 1st place as what they aspire to be is usually old news.

jmo]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:10:01 -0400 The trouble with eBay is they have no direction or ideas of their own. They perch like vultures atop a fence waiting for fresh ideas to be born from the minds of others and simply acquire them eg; PayPal, StubHub, BillMeLater, Half dot com, etc.... no real progress in idea department, aye?

They're first attempt at a new search engine "BestMatch" (coined "WorstMatch" from their customers) fails and continues to attract atrocious reviews from buyers and sellers alike.

Even the designer of this search engine (Raghav Gupta) quit because his search engine wasn't being used for the intended purpose.

"Its no secret within eBay that I spent quite a bit of the last year trying to stop the monstrosity that became best match, but it wasn’t enough." raghavgupta.wordpress..../

Amazon kicked the sand in eBay's eyes (again) as they trailed from behind throughout the holiday season. And now eBay wants to revert? Again? We've been telling them that trying to xerox Amazon was a terrible idea right from the start. They didn't listen (they never listen), now they want to be Overstock.com? ~~~whew! I'm getting dizzy~~~~

As eBay continues to try to be something they are not - always following the real leaders like Amazon, they will continue to wither and die.

Remember, copycats always finish in all but 1st place as what they aspire to be is usually old news.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127360-skype-takes-on-the-enterprise?source=feed#comment-438644 438644 Yes! Skype is so compelling, they don't know whether to sell it or mark it off as a loss. lol! I know I'm compelled to vomit. I would never put my faith into such a wishy-washy company. Back and forth and side to side.....from an Amazon wanna-be, and back again, to a liquidator, to an Overstock.com hopeful.

Who are you now eBay? Are you a search engine? Are you a marketplace? Are you a bank? Are you a telephone operator? Are you a cream filled doughnut? sheesh!

They've already admitted they had grossly overpaid for the technology and eBay took a $1.4 billion goodwill impairment charge -- an acknowledgment that a particular acquisition didn't generate the value initially expected -- related to the Skype deal.

Stick with MagicJack - "the Skype killer" and the soon to be released "Google Voice". Be smart. Be wise. Invest in a stable company like Amazon.

jmo]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:37:57 -0400 Yes! Skype is so compelling, they don't know whether to sell it or mark it off as a loss. lol! I know I'm compelled to vomit. I would never put my faith into such a wishy-washy company. Back and forth and side to side.....from an Amazon wanna-be, and back again, to a liquidator, to an Overstock.com hopeful.

Who are you now eBay? Are you a search engine? Are you a marketplace? Are you a bank? Are you a telephone operator? Are you a cream filled doughnut? sheesh!

They've already admitted they had grossly overpaid for the technology and eBay took a $1.4 billion goodwill impairment charge -- an acknowledgment that a particular acquisition didn't generate the value initially expected -- related to the Skype deal.

Stick with MagicJack - "the Skype killer" and the soon to be released "Google Voice". Be smart. Be wise. Invest in a stable company like Amazon.

jmo]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127360-skype-takes-on-the-enterprise?source=feed#comment-438087 438087 ebay+++ is an eBay employee a.k.a. "spin doctor". LOL!

@ ebay+++ who stated: "MagicJack is crap. You have to have a computer to use it. All you need with Skype is Internet access, WiFi"

Why would you need internet access if you don't have a computer? Would anybody pay for internet access just to use Skype?

MagicJack is great! I was skeptical at first too. They offer a 30 day guarantee, so I figured what do I have to lose? I'm more than satisfied with my decision. I guess that's they call MagicJack "the Skype and Vonage killer". Do a search for it...

And as for users of the MagicJack needing a computer to use it, most of us have one anyway and I'd much rather use something I already own than have another phone bill.

I remember AIG offering their "help" to corporations and businesses too - just before they asked for a few multi-billion dollar bail-outs.

Abandon ship!!

jmo]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:32:44 -0400 ebay+++ is an eBay employee a.k.a. "spin doctor". LOL!

@ ebay+++ who stated: "MagicJack is crap. You have to have a computer to use it. All you need with Skype is Internet access, WiFi"

Why would you need internet access if you don't have a computer? Would anybody pay for internet access just to use Skype?

MagicJack is great! I was skeptical at first too. They offer a 30 day guarantee, so I figured what do I have to lose? I'm more than satisfied with my decision. I guess that's they call MagicJack "the Skype and Vonage killer". Do a search for it...

And as for users of the MagicJack needing a computer to use it, most of us have one anyway and I'd much rather use something I already own than have another phone bill.

I remember AIG offering their "help" to corporations and businesses too - just before they asked for a few multi-billion dollar bail-outs.

Abandon ship!!

jmo]]>