EBay has no competition. Until it hits them in the profit they don't care. The want to move to fixed auctions like amazon.com. Steve
> From: Kuglarb at wmconnect.com> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:26:26 -0400> To: > phono-l at oldcrank.org> 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
