Ebay to be boycotted week of 2 17 thru 23

WinPitcher

From what i hear a boycott is being organized, sellers are not going to list any items for that week.

Anyone else hea rof this?

Anyone going to join it?

Steve

Guru

I've heard nothing.

Guarantee Levi lists that week.

clydecoolidge

Sure I'll join, I didn't plan on listing anything anytime soon anyway. Lot of "anys" in that sentence.

And my opinion on a "boycott" of ebay is that it will have little effect if any. For one, there's thousands of people who make a living on ebay. I hardly think that they will give up a weeks worth of profit for a boycott that will do nothing. For two, 7 (and even 5) day auctions will spill over in the supposed boycott week anyway, making any attempt to slow down ebay auctions during that week, pretty futile.

digicat

Heh, watch it be 1 cent listing week or something.

carew4me

Thanks for the info.

<eyeroll>


How did you build your 8th ranked! Mars Attacks set?


Dance with the one that brought you gomer.

clydecoolidge

And on a personal note, my budget is a little tight right now, so I would much prefer a "buyers boycott" so I could pick stuff up on the cheap.

storm888

Thousands will boycott

I will likely list, UNLESS they have a "free listing" day.

CNN has even reported the story, this time.

kidsox

Sign me up for the boycott.
Only one week? "Let's play two."
Ebay is an ok target, though it would be better to include PSA. Send no submissions.

wolfbear

What and why exactly are people boycotting?

I plan to boycott the boycott.
Ebay is great! Change is good. Get used to it ...

clydecoolidge

I'm still calling ebay won't curl up in the fetal position and suddenly lower their fees in fear of people not listing. And what do they think a week is going to do??? Shouldn't the "revolutionaries" be willing to boycott ebay for good?

stevek

Why? What'd they do? Raise prices? LOL - Like any business...they'll get whatever the traffic can bear - a week boycott is a fraud...either do business with ebay or don't...on a continous basis...it's as simple as that.

rube26105

i have over 1200 item on, ,ill pass, did have over 2,000 but took a ton of stuff off

70chip

I'm in on the boycott.....wasn't planning on listing or selling that week because it a holy week and I was celebrating my circumcision but now I will absolutely avoid fleabay that week. I hope they do not survive the financial hit my $3 or so I give them!!!!! VIVA LA BOYCOTT!!!

WinPitcher

How did you build your 8th ranked! Mars Attacks set?


One card at a time.


Steve

WinPitcher

Thanks for the info.

<eyeroll>

you are welcome, I guess I could have told everyone that they need to be a member inorder to submit cards like you did. lol

(double eyeroll)

Steve

yankeeno7

<< <i>Thanks for the info.

<eyeroll>


How did you build your 8th ranked! Mars Attacks set?


Dance with the one that brought you gomer. >>



Ebay was only a venue not the seller. That set could be put together WITH OR WITHOUT Ebay.

RipublicaninMass

<< <i>How did you build your 8th ranked! Mars Attacks set?


One card at a time.


Steve >>



How would you eat an elephant?

Guru

One bite at a time.

envoy98

A leg on each shoulder.

rube26105

with the ever popular post modern highrise table top stomp of course

Allen

<< <i>A leg on each shoulder. >>



haha, thats pretty good.

RipublicaninMass

dont forget to use the "chin rest"

Leiascards

Yeah sure they are going to boycott.. Its like people trying to boycott gas for a day. The gas companies do not care they know you will have to fill up the day before or the day after. Ebay will look at it the same way.

I am not going to lose 25% of my weekly income to boycott some stupid policy changes. Sellers will either have to ADJUST OR DIE!!!

BobaFett72

"Ebay is great! Change is good. Get used to it "

drink some more kool-aid lol

the "changes" Ebay has made in recent years are awful.

WinPitcher

I agree, that is why I simply asked if anyone else had even heard of this.

Steve

tedh111

I will not be boycotting. The new fees are fine by me and i am taking a wait and see approach to the feedback. I really do not think it will matter all that much because buyers will still be able to know who the good and bad sellers are. The ratings might be lower overall, but instea of comparing a 97% seller to a 99% seller, you might be comparing a 92 to a 96 or something like that. Both buyers and sellers will adjust and all will move on from there.

itzagoner

i've been boycotting (lazy) since last October

gamehunter

I heard about the boycott days ago and won't be selling or buying that week.

clydecoolidge

<< <i>A leg on each shoulder. >>



dude

TomGshotput

If carried out fully it would work amazingly well, fees would drop, sellers could keep more money and buyers could find things for lower prices

Unfortunately in this case the people are not united

envoy98

<< <i>

<< <i>A leg on each shoulder. >>



dude >>

bigdcards

I'm still not sure what the boycott is about. The feedback? The Fees? or is this just "general boycott"

But this reminds me of the gas pump boycotts. People fill the day before and then drive the same amount. To go a week without listing doesn't cost e-bay any money. In order to boycott you have to actually sell the item somewhere else, thus removing e-bays piece. I'm sure this will work flawlessly.

Leiascards

Do you think Ebay does not already know about this so called boycott? It would not suprise me if that Wednesday they have a 10 cent day or something just to break it.

That said I read 15% of sellers rely on Ebay as their total income. These people will not be able to not list for a full week if they do they will simply list more the week before or less the week after. I will list everyday during this time as less competition should equal more sales.

Boycotts and petitiions have never worked with Ebay and they do have a track record of dealing with people who participate in such things.

bifff257

<< <i>That said I read 15% of sellers rely on Ebay as their total income. >>



Maybe it is the 15% who are organizing this boycott to lighten up the listings for a week so their products hit the spot light.

OnlyThe10s

The bottom line is they'll recover from any losses (if they even suffer a loss, which is unlikely).

In the big scheme of things, we're nothing to eBay. if they never got another cent from anyone on any card/coin foum, they'd still survive.

The boycott is a waste of time.

Actually, I'll be looking to buy that week especially.

bowdowntome

I boycott ebay every time they have a .10 listing day. As a seller, I don't wany my stuff to get lost in all the muck people list. You know, the kind of stuff they might normally just toss in the trash but save for just that occasion. As a buyer, I don't want to have to filter through even more of that same muck than usual. So I just wait a week or so for the clogged ebay drain to clear up a little, before listing or buying.

Boycott's will never work unless there is a viable alternative.........for ALL sellers, not just sports card sellers.......and there isn't.

Stone193

Good question Steve.

I don't sell - so I really don't have any direct input.

Why are they unhappy? I'm gonna guess - fees?

Indirectly - the idea of fees come up every now and again - and guys like me have the same POV - I wish I could run my office for what it would cost to have a full time business where all of it came from ebay - and the only thing I also had to do was have a comprehensive receiving/accounting/customer service section and shipping operation for the goods I was purveying.

From what I can see, Ebay is the only game in town - so I'm dancin' with the partner I came with.

mike

OnlyThe10s

<< <i>Good question Steve.

I don't sell - so I really don't have any direct input.

Why are they unhappy? I'm gonna guess - fees?

Indirectly - the idea of fees come up every now and again - and guys like me have the same POV - I wish I could run my office for what it would cost to have a full time business where all of it came from ebay - and the only thing I also had to do was have a comprehensive receiving/accounting/customer service section and shipping operation for the goods I was purveying.

From what I can see, Ebay is the only game in town - so I'm dancin' with the partner I came with.

mike >>




Well said Mike. And welcome back.

Wondo

What is the point of the boycott? Should there be a thread entitled "Boycott Ebay because......."

I believe ebay is great - what is a reasonable alternative? I can advertise, sell and receive payment for an item for under 8%. Who else is gonna do that for me?

storm888

"Boycotts and petitiions have never worked with Ebay and they do have a track record of dealing with people who participate in such things. "

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Yup.

FeedBack changes seem to be the primary issue, this time.
Although fees are also being protested; the hike is BIG.

The fear is that PSers will not receive DSR-discounts on FVFs.
4.6/4.8 DSRs equal 5%/15% discounts; they will likely not
be realized because even sellers offering FREE S&H are
being given -4 DSRs by PSYCHO buyers.


EBAY Buyers........ NEG Victoriously !

mercurynut

<< <i>I will not be boycotting. The new fees are fine by me and i am taking a wait and see approach to the feedback. I really do not think it will matter all that much because buyers will still be able to know who the good and bad sellers are. The ratings might be lower overall, but instea of comparing a 97% seller to a 99% seller, you might be comparing a 92 to a 96 or something like that. Both buyers and sellers will adjust and all will move on from there. >>



Hey look everyone a Hillory Clinton supporter! He doesn't mind having his and your taxes raised again and again and again....errr I means fees that allow you to take home less.

storm888

" I can advertise, sell and receive payment for an item for under 8%.........."

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Not under the new scheme.

Stores will be hit particularly hard.

Still the BEST deal for online sellers, BUT retail prices will have to be adjusted upward
to maintain current margins.


EBAY Buyers........ NEG Victoriously !