Comments on: eBay Main Street Gets a Facelift http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/02/23/ebay-main-street-gets-a-facelift/ an inside look at the wide world of eBay, Inc. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:43:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AuctionWally http://ebayinkblog.com/2009/02/23/ebay-main-street-gets-a-facelift/comment-page-1/#comment-8623 AuctionWally Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:51:24 +0000 http://ebayinkblog.com/?p=1941#comment-8623 Hello Richard. I just listened to your interview w/ John Lawson aka Colder Ice. John is a friend and will be on an upcoming show of mine. You may or may not know, that Usher Lieberman came on my show (The AuctionWally Show) last month for a 1/2 hour interview. While Mr. Lieberman did a great job, my audience feedback was not favorable of eBays' position on their concerns, as he related them. Indeed Mr. Lieberman insisted, that he AND eBay agreed with many of the concerns, but in the next breath, said that none of the controversial policies were likely to change. So my questions is: Other than having someone who is a nice guy blogging for them, (which you genuinely seem to be) what has changed to make things better on eBay for sellers of unique, antique and collectible items? Is dual feedback coming back? Is there going to be search equality ever again? Will those horrible ads go away. You know, it's blood boiling to pay for a listing on eBay, and see an ad for a credit card application come up under your listing! Who's going to come back to your listing after leaving to fill out a credit card application? eBay has started a virtual war between it's buyers and sellers and as we and the stockholders know, thousands are leaving. I am one. My main frustration, is that it's just too difficult to sell there any longer. After 10 years of selling on the site, eBay ID (auctionwally) I end with a 100% feedback rating and more frustration and aggravation than I feel I should ever have to endure selling anywhere. So I'm pretty much done there for now. I will list a couple of things now and then to keep my feedback shiny, and to have something to report in my National Examiner column. After a couple of years of very unpopular, drastic changes eBay is finally taking baby steps to appease users. Not good enough, you have an avalanche of anger that is spinning out of control. There is a cottage industry of writers and bloggers who are making a name for themselves by writing anti-eBay posts. Richard, no spin, no bull, please... are there any big changes coming that people have been screaming for? Respectfully, Walt Kolenda aka AuctionWally Hello Richard.

I just listened to your interview w/ John Lawson aka Colder Ice. John is a friend and will be on an upcoming show of mine.

You may or may not know, that Usher Lieberman came on my show (The AuctionWally Show) last month for a 1/2 hour interview.

While Mr. Lieberman did a great job, my audience feedback was not favorable of eBays’ position on their concerns, as he related them.

Indeed Mr. Lieberman insisted, that he AND eBay agreed with many of the concerns, but in the next breath, said that none of the controversial policies were likely to change.

So my questions is: Other than having someone who is a nice guy blogging for them, (which you genuinely seem to be) what has changed to make things better on eBay for sellers of unique, antique and collectible items?

Is dual feedback coming back?
Is there going to be search equality ever again?

Will those horrible ads go away. You know, it’s blood boiling to pay for a listing on eBay, and see an ad for a credit card application come up under your listing!

Who’s going to come back to your listing after leaving to fill out a credit card application?

eBay has started a virtual war between it’s buyers and sellers and as we and the stockholders know, thousands are leaving. I am one. My main frustration, is that it’s just too difficult to sell there any longer.

After 10 years of selling on the site, eBay ID (auctionwally) I end with a 100% feedback rating and more frustration and aggravation than I feel I should ever have to endure selling anywhere.

So I’m pretty much done there for now. I will list a couple of things now and then to keep my feedback shiny, and to have something to report in my National Examiner column.

After a couple of years of very unpopular, drastic changes eBay is finally taking baby steps to appease users. Not good enough, you have an avalanche of anger that is spinning out of control.

There is a cottage industry of writers and bloggers who are making a name for themselves by writing anti-eBay posts.

Richard, no spin, no bull, please… are there any big changes coming that people have been screaming for?

Respectfully,

Walt Kolenda aka AuctionWally

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