In a message dated 9/13/2008 5:26:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Kuglarb at wmconnect.com writes:
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 Well said, Brantly. I'm offa e-bay, too. Craigslist is pretty good. Keep it local or among ourselves. My two needles worth, : ) Edward, in Zigzag **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)
