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  • Global Outage at eBay: Seller Confidence Shaken as Holidays Approach [View article]
    Now they blame a listing Surge!!!

    ROFLMAO!!!

    They wanted to advertise the site, this should do it.
    Bet Amazon and many other sites had a field day!
    Nov 22 10:57 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Global Outage at eBay: Seller Confidence Shaken as Holidays Approach [View article]
    Maybe a Hacker??

    eBay has p*ssed off a lot of people, and it seems possible to me that a few of them may have hacking skills.

    Sad for the small sellers, but the thought of Diamonds losing large sums of money brings a smile to my face :)
    Nov 22 08:23 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • eBay Finally Spins Off Skype [View article]
    I noticed that their search engine has been down for some time now.
    Got to be costing them many $$$$$ per minute.

    Love IT!!!!
    Nov 21 17:10 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • Should eBay Go Retail? [View article]
    Behold the power of auctions!
    Simply out of interest I've been following this item on eBay:
    cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS...

    It's a NIB vintage Weber grill.
    The seller started it at $139.99 with a But-It-Now of $159.
    A person started the bidding, which stops the BIN feature.
    The item is currently at $305, with 3 hrs. to go.

    Should eBay go retail?
    Nov 17 13:25 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • Should eBay Go Retail? [View article]
    @Bhash
    "but there is no such control on sellers"

    Thanks for my laugh of the day!
    Try selling on eBay, and then get back with us!
    Nov 17 12:53 pm |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
  • Should eBay Go Retail? [View article]
    @Leslie78
    "What I don't like about ebay is that I don't feel like I can be really honest about sellers' products, because if I trash the quality of the product or the service, then the seller gets to trash me as a buyer."

    Not sure where you've been lately, but for some time now sellers can only leave positive feedback for buyers.
    As if there are no bad buyers! lol
    Nov 17 12:46 pm |Rating: +5 0 |Link to Comment
  • Amazon Leads the Pack in October Same Store Sales [View article]
    "Amazon Leads the Pack in October Same Store Sales"

    Just one of the reasons that Amazon's shares are trading for over $100 more than eBay's shares.
    Another reason:
    "eBay is a Dead (just a venue) Walking"

    where did I put my wooden stake...........
    Nov 11 21:06 pm |Rating: +2 0 |Link to Comment
  • Skype's Legal Drama Ends: It's Time to Start Innovating [View article]
    On Nov 09 02:24 PM eBay +++ wrote:

    > eBay owns 30% of Skype, that's a significant stake and they got 1.9B
    > in cash. 20 million Users on-line on Skype right now, amazing....

    Stocks were way up today, across the board today.
    eBay, down .07 per share
    Amazon (already sky high) up .47 per share.
    Amazing Amazon!!!

    eBay investors are running scared, and for good reason!
    Nov 09 17:53 pm |Rating: +2 -1 |Link to Comment
  • 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
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