Most of the problems with eBay started to show up when they expanded into
China which was the number one producer of fake meteorites at that time.
The market then become flooded with Chinese-made Wal-Mart type goods. I
cannot enter a Wal-Mart without becoming sick since many of the products are
still degassing noxious vapors fresh from China. You can smell all of the
Pleather (plastic leather) and Naugahyde products the second you enter the
store. It seems eBay has become a fulfillment house instead of a place
where collectors can gather to make pleasant exchanges.
These days, many of the good products are drowned out by the sheer number of
bad. I had a vehicle floor jack collapse after I heard a "shhhhhh" noise
and detected the odor of rotten fish. It was fortunate that I use safety
jack stands or I would have been crushed after a single use. I examined the
brand-new floor jack and was appalled to see the Made in China sticker
proudly hidden in a place most consumers would never look. Apparently,
they ran out machine oil and decided to use some stale fish oil instead
during manufacturing thus the fish oil leak. How about dog food with
sawdust filler, a pillow stuffed with flammable recycled newspaper or my
favorite, genuine fake prescription health products? At least a politician
here in Nevada may now understand the importance of quality when he nearly
lost an eye after a rubber band snapped on his exercise equipment!
It is too bad that eBay has lost touch with the importance of a quality
experience. Are they really protecting the buyer by allowing inferior and
sometimes dangerous products into their forum?
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "almitt2--- via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Notice to eBay Meteorite Sellers
Greetings,
About time that eBay was humbled a bit. Every time I get on to sell I find
that things are even more restrictive than the last time I sold.
While the buyers should be protective from fraud, so should the sellers.
As was said, eBay use to be about a market place for sellers to sell and
buyer to buy in a safe environment. It is certainly one sided for the
buyers now.
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