leapingcat's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/171571/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/175437-case-shiller-still-predicts-massive-45-fall-from-todays-values?source=feed#comment-779780 779780 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:49:41 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/173816-should-ebay-go-retail?source=feed#comment-764901 764901 As long as Ebay systematically distort the 'search' in favour of big box sellers of commodity items they will continue to go downhill. I can already find electronic items more easily on Amazon, why should I as a buyer bother with Ebay.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:13:02 -0500 As long as Ebay systematically distort the 'search' in favour of big box sellers of commodity items they will continue to go downhill. I can already find electronic items more easily on Amazon, why should I as a buyer bother with Ebay.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/171400-ebay-s-paypal-x-platform-could-drive-an-increase-in-transactions?source=feed#comment-749531 749531 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:41:39 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/168463-paypal-continues-to-be-ebays-crown-jewel?source=feed#comment-726896 726896 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:11:05 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/166014-ford-motors-seeing-gains-in-europe?source=feed#comment-716092 716092 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:23:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/164146-ebay-rolls-out-more-of-the-top-rated-sellers-program-in-search-sellers-aren-t-happy?source=feed#comment-698692 698692 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:02:52 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162117-volkswagen-no-to-battery-swapping-yes-to-electrics-in-u-s?source=feed#comment-687139 687139 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:27:13 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/162321-ebay-takes-a-step-backwards?source=feed#comment-684647 684647 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:27:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/160834-has-ebay-turned-a-growth-corner?source=feed#comment-671541 671541 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:02:57 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/157764-debunking-phev-mythology?source=feed#comment-643759 643759 I believe that the best idea is to specify only the outcomes (in terms of emissions, energy use, etc) and let the market decide which technology (ies) will prevail.]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:44:59 -0400 I believe that the best idea is to specify only the outcomes (in terms of emissions, energy use, etc) and let the market decide which technology (ies) will prevail.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/153585-amazon-vs-ebay-2-charts-say-it-all?source=feed#comment-617127 617127 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:44:35 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/146560-car-sales-will-rise-eventually?source=feed#comment-571155 571155 A better strategy might be be to look to invest in component suppliers who are also strong in the aftermarket. Not necessarily win-win, but perhaps a lower risk approach.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:36:22 -0400 A better strategy might be be to look to invest in component suppliers who are also strong in the aftermarket. Not necessarily win-win, but perhaps a lower risk approach.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/140704-gm-s-opel-sale-roils-europe?source=feed#comment-526956 526956 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:33:04 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/132627-ebay-s-earnings-a-successful-bid-for-market-leadership?source=feed#comment-474937 474937
>. How could you be a
> Seller and not love Paypal unless you are a fraudulent Seller?

Perhaps you would like your buyers to be able to pay by other means?]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:55:45 -0400
>. How could you be a
> Seller and not love Paypal unless you are a fraudulent Seller?

Perhaps you would like your buyers to be able to pay by other means?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/132436-ebay-offers-something-amazon-cannot?source=feed#comment-473759 473759 Not nowdays; they have been squeezed out by the mass sellers of new junk. Even then I find it easier to buy things on Amazon; I've just bought a cable on Amazon because the listing gave me the information I wanted, the ebay equivalent (from China) just didn't have enough information; the couple of pounds (or dollars) more was a small price to pay.
Perhaps investors are now looking at the fundamentals rather than the BS put out by managements.]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:19:39 -0400 Not nowdays; they have been squeezed out by the mass sellers of new junk. Even then I find it easier to buy things on Amazon; I've just bought a cable on Amazon because the listing gave me the information I wanted, the ebay equivalent (from China) just didn't have enough information; the couple of pounds (or dollars) more was a small price to pay.
Perhaps investors are now looking at the fundamentals rather than the BS put out by managements.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/129680-what-can-ebay-do-to-close-its-amazon-gap?source=feed#comment-453654 453654 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:40:47 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/129462-u-k-e-commerce-report-thoughts-from-catalyst-u-k?source=feed#comment-453392 453392 Online shopping is growing steadily, perhaps due to us becoming more confident in giving our credit card details online, but the changes to Ebay, including free auction listings for items with a starting price of 99p for private sellers do not seem to have translated into higher sales, just more listings especially at the bottom end of the market. For some auctions, eg autos bidder identity is hidden, they become Bidder 1, Bidder 2, etc, which of course encourages shill bidding inthose categories where it is most likely to occur.
On the other hand Amazon is going from strength, although as you say it is still essentially in books and media, but the (largely) irrelevant sponsored links indicate that it is widening its horizons.]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:08:00 -0400 Online shopping is growing steadily, perhaps due to us becoming more confident in giving our credit card details online, but the changes to Ebay, including free auction listings for items with a starting price of 99p for private sellers do not seem to have translated into higher sales, just more listings especially at the bottom end of the market. For some auctions, eg autos bidder identity is hidden, they become Bidder 1, Bidder 2, etc, which of course encourages shill bidding inthose categories where it is most likely to occur.
On the other hand Amazon is going from strength, although as you say it is still essentially in books and media, but the (largely) irrelevant sponsored links indicate that it is widening its horizons.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/127304-why-advertising-is-failing-on-the-internet?source=feed#comment-436363 436363 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:24:02 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/126471-ebay-out-with-the-new-in-with-the-old?source=feed#comment-430452 430452 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:06:12 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124938-eight-ways-ebay-can-unlock-shareholder-value?source=feed#comment-419534 419534 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:52:16 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124701-the-current-stagnation-of-natural-gas-vehicles-in-america?source=feed#comment-418815 418815 I think that the future will lie not with one fuel, but with a variety, each used where it is the most suitable alternative. So do keep up the pressure (no pun intended) to ensure that these alternative can play their part.
Disclosure (if that is the right word): my home uses propane gas for central heating and cooking. I am warm and well-fed, and so far it hasn't caught fire or exploded.]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:16:37 -0400 I think that the future will lie not with one fuel, but with a variety, each used where it is the most suitable alternative. So do keep up the pressure (no pun intended) to ensure that these alternative can play their part.
Disclosure (if that is the right word): my home uses propane gas for central heating and cooking. I am warm and well-fed, and so far it hasn't caught fire or exploded.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/124415-ebay-to-hold-analyst-investor-day-ten-questions-to-ask-them?source=feed#comment-415485 415485 'A year ago Ebay as a company was worth more than Amazon; now it is worth half as much. Your attempt to become more like Amazon has failed, whereas Amazon has weathered the financial storms reasonably well; how quickly are you going to ditch this flawed policy and return to giving your users what they really want and so give us a return on our investment?' ]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:49:26 -0500 'A year ago Ebay as a company was worth more than Amazon; now it is worth half as much. Your attempt to become more like Amazon has failed, whereas Amazon has weathered the financial storms reasonably well; how quickly are you going to ditch this flawed policy and return to giving your users what they really want and so give us a return on our investment?' ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/122826-auto-manufacturing-what-does-buy-american-even-mean?source=feed#comment-404677 404677 Don't make the same mistakes that we have made; make sure that you keep the engineering base in the US, once those skills have been lost it will be almost impossible to recover them and maintain a viable industry by developing the models that will meet tomorrow's needs.]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:41:46 -0500 Don't make the same mistakes that we have made; make sure that you keep the engineering base in the US, once those skills have been lost it will be almost impossible to recover them and maintain a viable industry by developing the models that will meet tomorrow's needs.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/122055-ebay-listens-to-customers-retires-old-search-engine?source=feed#comment-399694 399694 Perhaps they should appoint a 'Director of Searching' to actually work with buyers to see what they really want to find, rather than seeing what a bunch of big box sellers want them to find.]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:38:46 -0500 Perhaps they should appoint a 'Director of Searching' to actually work with buyers to see what they really want to find, rather than seeing what a bunch of big box sellers want them to find.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/121048-amazon-netflix-lead-in-e-commerce-customer-satisfaction?source=feed#comment-393076 393076 On the basis of that and the ACSI scores, and also the anecdotal evidence of the differences in customer service, I would like to put forward an alternative interpretation - Ebay is attempting to become more like Amazon, but is not very good at it, and is alienating its traditional customer base while failing to satisfy the want-it-now customers who have become accustomed to Amazon's higher standard of service.
I know that you can prove anything by interpreting statistics in different ways, but I would be surprised if anyone could come to a different conclusion.]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:28:59 -0500 On the basis of that and the ACSI scores, and also the anecdotal evidence of the differences in customer service, I would like to put forward an alternative interpretation - Ebay is attempting to become more like Amazon, but is not very good at it, and is alienating its traditional customer base while failing to satisfy the want-it-now customers who have become accustomed to Amazon's higher standard of service.
I know that you can prove anything by interpreting statistics in different ways, but I would be surprised if anyone could come to a different conclusion.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/119641-how-to-fix-ebay?source=feed#comment-382984 382984 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:05:41 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/118776-amazon-vs-ebay-the-giants-of-e-commerce-duke-it-out?source=feed#comment-377928 377928 I am also selling some of my collection of books on Amazon. Unlike Ebay, I can list on ISBN, I pay no listing fees upfront, and although final fees are high, Amazon deals effectively with the payment process and there are no Paypal fees on top. Even better, my books are listed alongside Amazon's own stock, and even in a higher position if they are cheaper, not buried somewhere low down on the listings. As buyer or seller, it is just no contest.
A short footnote for those who believe the Bonanzle hype; just try browsing books, it still has along way to go in some areas.]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:29:26 -0500 I am also selling some of my collection of books on Amazon. Unlike Ebay, I can list on ISBN, I pay no listing fees upfront, and although final fees are high, Amazon deals effectively with the payment process and there are no Paypal fees on top. Even better, my books are listed alongside Amazon's own stock, and even in a higher position if they are cheaper, not buried somewhere low down on the listings. As buyer or seller, it is just no contest.
A short footnote for those who believe the Bonanzle hype; just try browsing books, it still has along way to go in some areas.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/117073-hello-cloud-storage-goodbye-consumer-hard-disk-drives?source=feed#comment-369212 369212 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:10:28 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/116102-ebay-worsening?source=feed#comment-363768 363768 Welcome to the club, you will find many buyers, sellers and investors with similar sentiments. The only difference is that you CAUSED the frustration.]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:47:20 -0500 Welcome to the club, you will find many buyers, sellers and investors with similar sentiments. The only difference is that you CAUSED the frustration.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115868-ebay-first-quarter-looks-rocky?source=feed#comment-363006 363006 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:43:00 -0500