ebay will be dead in 5 years. hi fees, no bad feedback, hidden identities, no
recourse on bad paypal experiences, no phone support, etc., etc. a consolidated
retro-fit of a not-yet formed craigslist-type site will be the new FREE venue.
--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Michael Gilmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Michael Gilmer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] eBay issues of late
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 8:21 PM
Hi Folks!
Speaking strictly as a buyer, I dislike eBay's new look
and
interface. I've been on eBay as a member since 1999
and I have
witnessed all of the changes eBay has been through over the
years -
the good and the bad.
I find eBay's new look runs slower than previous
incarnations and
it annoys me alot. Search results take longer to appear,
regardless
of how you display or sort them. And it's now more
tedious to
select and deselect search criteria. I also dislike the
masking of
bidder's identities. I like to know who I am bidding
against, and
this is another change that makes eBay more faceless and
anonymous.
The sense of community that early eBay had is long gone,
IMO.
FWIW, in almost 10 years on eBay (and about 7 on PayPal), I
have
never had any virus or scam issues. Sure, I get the
typical
crude phishing email attempts every so often, but who
doesn't?
My mother gets PayPal phishing emails and she doesn't
even use
PayPal. I think this recent new trend of eBay tripping off
firewalls is related to increased data gathering on
eBay's part,
and not part of any overtly malicious agenda. It's
intrusive, but
it's mostly harmless. Today's advanced antispyware
and firewall
software is much more sensitive to threats than it used to
be, and
that adds to the problem. I'm not discounting anyone
else's
experiences to the contrary. I'm just saying my PC has
never
been attacked with a virus or malware coming from eBay or
PayPal
in 10 years of frequent usage.
The old saying of if it isn't broke, don't
fix it applies here
to eBay. IMO, the look and interface of eBay was fine
before
this last round of changes. I don't see any
improvements, and
it makes me look at the eBay experience as a chore now, and
not
a pleasure - like it used to be years ago.
I'd much rather deal directly with my fellow list
members off eBay,
than use the eBay interface anyway. It's more
personal, it's
friendlier, and it's cheaper for everyone involved.
Regards and clear skies,
MikeG
.
Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
http://www.glassthrower.com
MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
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