This is solid philosophy. But, eBay has been so lucrative for so many sellers, they won't be able to put a muzzle on their hunger for profit. It'll be hard to get most of those characters to slow down or back off supporting eBay. I hope I'm wrong, but.........
> [Original Message] > From: <Kuglarb at wmconnect.com> > To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Date: 9/13/2008 8:25:44 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] More Ebay Pranks > > I just don't understand for the life of me why no one has been able to > challenge ebay by establishing a new on line auction. Every successful business in > the world has been challenged. Examples are: > > Ford > Coca Cola > General Electric > K-Mart > > The list goes on and on. It truly amazes me that ebay is still the one and > only on line auction that just continues to monopolize on line auction world. > For this reason, they are big enough to continue to go up on rates, tell YOU > the SELLER how you will get paid, and YOU the BUYER how you will pay. > > Most businesses in our country that continue to forget the patrons that made > them who they are in the first place at some point in time begin to lose > steam. I am still waiting for the time that a new company comes up and over takes > ebay. > > As a 12+ year member of the ebay community as a seller and buyer (100% > feedback), I have decided to boycott the auction company. I am doing my part to > stop supporting a company that tells me how I will do business. I feel that if > enough people do this, ebay will get the message. > > It's one thing to cry and 'belly ache' about how you are treated in the > business world, but another thing to say, "I am not only going to complain, but I > AM GOING TO STOP SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS." > > When we all do that, the business will get the message. > > It's like our local gas stations here in town. When they saw an opportunity > to put the screws on us by selling us gas that they bought last week at a > $1.00 more a gallon (from $3.57 Friday to $4.57 today Saturday) due to the > hurricane threat, I made the decision to stay home all weekend. It appears that many > of my community neighbors have also done the same as word is these stations > have done very little business. > > Instead of running on gas this weekend, I am running on the energy of my 100+ > year old Victor springs and enjoying every minute. Billy Murray and Ada > Jones have never sounded better, and to think...the entertainment and energy to > produce it is free!! > > It's all about the mighty dollar my friends! You take care and keep the > speed limit at 78...rpms that is! > > And yes, thank you Billy and Ada for continuing to entertain us, and for > putting smiles on our faces! > > Brantley > South Carolina > > </HTML> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
