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  • The eBay Ad Campaign Has Begun: Will It Help? [View article]
    ebay+++ states:
    "You either follow the Amazon way or you don't Sell on Amazon."

    Having a clear-cut, no nonsense (not changing monthly) policy isn't a good business plan??

    Have you ever considered stand-up comedy??
    Nov 04 19:39 pm |Rating: +4 -1 |Link to Comment
  • The eBay Ad Campaign Has Begun: Will It Help? [View article]
    @Scot Wingo
    "Seller reaction was negative with an occasional positive of 'at least they are doing something this year' as you can see in the comments of that post."

    Scot, I've seen "that post" and not one person stated 'at least they are doing something this year'
    And, there were no positive posts at all!!

    eBay+++ didn't even show up, and has been silent since Amazon's Q3 kicked eBay to the wayside!
    seekingalpha.com/artic...
    Nov 03 20:23 pm |Rating: +4 -1 |Link to Comment
  • eBay Set to Launch New Ad Campaign [View article]
    Well Scot, desperate times call for desperate measures, and eBay seems to be getting pretty darn desperate.

    If they really want to "bring back" the buyers, first they have to bring back the sellers that made the billions of dollars for them.
    And we know that's not going to happen.

    "Come to think of it, eBay"
    is the last place I look for online purchases these days.
    Nov 01 12:01 pm |Rating: +5 0 |Link to Comment
  • Shoppers to Spend $400 Million on eBay Using Its iPhone App [View article]
    eBay's CEO John Donahoe needs an iPhone App for common sense, since he has none!

    Yes jack dee, I'm another "miffed seller with an axe to grind"
    There are hordes of us, so get used to it.

    Amazon is eating eBay's breakfast, lunch, dinner, and in-between meal snacks due to Donahoe and his cohorts.
    Oct 26 20:03 pm |Rating: +5 0 |Link to Comment
  • Skype Hits 521 Million Users, $185 Million in Quarterly Revenue [View article]
    "eBay's core marketplaces business, which includes the main eBay site and other sites like Shopping.com, saw revenue dip 1% to $1.4 billion" USA Today

    No spin needed, I'll leave that to JD.
    Oct 22 15:06 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Skype Hits 521 Million Users, $185 Million in Quarterly Revenue [View article]
    "Skype was one of the few bright spots in eBay’s earnings, along with Paypal,"

    Just how bright will eBay's light be once Skype is gone?
    Their marketplace's light bulb is burning out, day by day.
    Oct 22 10:06 am |Rating: +1 -2 |Link to Comment
  • eBay Q3: Earnings Not Too Shabby, Outlook Tentative [View article]
    On Oct 21 08:55 PM eBay +++ wrote:
    > Oh Bob please, I said "maybe...". You even posted it above. I know
    > your a senile old man, but please read carefully. Seems it will take
    > a little more time, but that was not a surprise for me.

    Well heck, if "maybe" qualifies our statements, then I predict shares back to $10.
    "Maybe" before this day is over :)

    Am I senile? "Maybe"
    Am I stupid? I don't think so!
    Oct 22 09:59 am |Rating: +4 -1 |Link to Comment
  • eBay Manages Expectations - Perhaps Too Well [View article]
    The emperor has no clothes
    and no clue
    Oct 22 07:47 am |Rating: +6 -1 |Link to Comment
  • eBay Q3: Earnings Not Too Shabby, Outlook Tentative [View article]
    "Oh and eBay stock is up yet again. 30 after earnings? Maybe.... " quote by eBay+++ on his Oct. 8, 09 post...(check his comments to verify)

    Oct. 21, after hours, eBay is at $23.90 and falling :)
    ROFLMAO!!!!

    You got to know when to fold 'em!!!
    Oct 21 20:38 pm |Rating: +3 -1 |Link to Comment
  • eBay: Growth at the Right Bid [View article]



    On Oct 19 04:12 PM User 333287 wrote:

    > As I read this overly enthusiastic glowing report from Chuck, I couldn't
    > help but wonder what kind of perks he was promised to tout eBay.
    > This company passed their "growth" point years ago and should have
    > shifted priorities away from growth and towards stabilization as
    > a maturing company seeking a firm baseline of steady earnings. Instead,
    > the lure of seemingly never-ending streams of growing cashflow infected
    > the decision-makers for this company while their overblown egos allowed
    > them to fool themselves into taking undeserved credit for the phenomenal
    > success of it."

    This my friend is the most insightful statement about eBay that I have ever read!!!!
    Two thumbs, way up, for your post!!!!!!!
    Oct 19 20:17 pm |Rating: +3 -1 |Link to Comment
  • eBay: Growth at the Right Bid [View article]
    "If you walk into any random house in america and ask them what they want to do with some of their old junk in the basement, most will say, "maybe I'll put it on ebay." (quote @ Hester)

    This statement is just not true any more. That bloom is off the rose, and has been for a couple of years now.

    Garage, estate, and live auction sales are fun again, since the crowds have died out. Why? Because former eBay sellers have given up.
    Antique stores/malls, re-sale shops, and flea markets are starting to boom since sellers are filling them again with items formerly sold on eBay.

    Any buzz about eBay these days is negative, from thousands of former buyers and sellers.
    Oct 17 08:12 am |Rating: +6 -1 |Link to Comment
  • eBay: Growth at the Right Bid [View article]
    Just another analyst sipping from eBay's kool-aid cup.

    Look under the hood, and kick the tires before buying this vehicle!
    Oct 15 10:35 am |Rating: +11 -2 |Link to Comment
  • EBay Reporting Sales Gains [View article]
    On Oct 09 03:41 PM eBay +++ wrote:
    > Bob C, how much is eBay up this year?

    Everything is UP this year.
    I can even stand to look at my 401k again.

    Better dump those eBay shares soon.
    Oct 09 16:11 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • EBay Reporting Sales Gains [View article]
    The market is up today.
    Amazon is up today.
    eBay is down today.

    Where is that expert eBay+++ to explain what is going on here?
    Oct 09 13:50 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • EBay Reporting Sales Gains [View article]
    "Sales growth among the 3,000 merchants ChannelAdvisor tracks"

    Therein the problem lies!
    Just a snapshot of overall sales!

    Just more SPIN!!!!
    Oct 07 21:19 pm |Rating: +5 -2 |Link to Comment
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