If You Could Change One Things About The Hobby, Ebay, Paypal, What Would It Be?

JackWESQ · March 4, 2009 3:50AM

If you could change one thing about the hobby, eBay, Paypal, what would it be? For me it would be a toss up between eliminating fixed priced "auctions" or proxy bidding. You?

/s/ JackWESQ

lawnmowerman · March 4, 2009 3:53AM

I would like to terminate all the scammers

storm888 · March 4, 2009 3:55AM

As a buyer, I cannot think of any real problems. Maybe the
card mfgs should stop producing so many different card
sets.

As a seller, bestmatch and PayPal policies are really about the
only serious problems. BestMatch being the most damaging
problem.

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edited: RE LMM's note:

Sellers and Buyers should be "checked out" a little more carefully
before they are turned loose on the site.

Since I rarely buy from anybody I don't already know, bad sellers
are not a problem for me. But, bad buyers certainly are.

MeteoriteGuy · March 4, 2009 3:55AM

I would roll back eBay 2-3 years.

fur72 · March 4, 2009 3:59AM

<< I would roll back eBay 2-3 years. >>

My thoughts exactly!

leathtech · March 4, 2009 4:24AM

Just remove the scammers and slime from our hobby would be enough for me.

and also have set shipping prices I hate paying $4 for a card that I want

IchiroDeported · March 4, 2009 4:33AM

roll back ebay formats for selling, listing, etc. they have royally Effed things up in the last 2 years and it will only get worse. Their format loads longer and is unwieldy to use.

regarding the Hobby, I miss going to card shows every weekend. I miss cheap, affordable and FUN wax busts.

I wish kids would get into the hobby more instead of wasting time playing xbox live lol.

thunderdan · March 4, 2009 4:36AM

Return the hobby to little kids. Step 1: eliminate the turds that go into stores and weigh card packs.

justmichael · March 4, 2009 4:53AM

I would put cards back in packs of cigarettes.That way I would feel like I had a better reason for buying a pack of smokes.
Mike

mtcards · March 4, 2009 6:19AM

Eliminate the ridiculous fees

If using paypal via ebay, no fee is taken since they are mandating it

Snipe service blocking

RonBurgundy · March 4, 2009 6:24AM

Prosecute and jail all of the card doctors out there. Nothing else even comes close in my mind.

Ron

jimq112 · March 4, 2009 7:04AM

I think I would want to end the practice of ending auctions early when there are bids. If I take the time to bid, and pass on similar items, then the seller shouldn't be able to randomly stop an auction to avoid fees.

I had a high bid of $8800 on an auction that just ended early, the bid showed at $8200 with me as high bidder, no reserve. 3 days left, all of a sudden there was an error in the listing?

PoppaJ · March 4, 2009 7:11AM

I'd change the name "eBay" .... sounds like pig latin! (or in pig latin that would be ... oundssay ikelay igpay atinlay!)

Alfonz24 · March 4, 2009 7:14AM

time travel.

lsutigers1973 · March 4, 2009 7:14AM

Half the scammers on eBay now are buyers claiming they didn't get a relatively inexpensive item and threatening to leave a negative if refund is not given. This wasn't as big a problem when sellers could leave a negative.

jivan · March 4, 2009 9:03AM

one of the worst things ebay did was let the buyers run rampant......no negative feedback for buyers???? another thing is the cost of auction fees.. ya know what...if ya gonna spend 5.00 on a card, what does it matter if its 4.00 and 1.00 or 1.00 and 4.00 for ths shipping??? i say F# ebay and pay them as little in fees as possible ??????? then paypal charges fees on postage as well??? I would offer shipping discounts on non paypal purchases.... I used to love the bay, no more...crappy sellers mis-representing junk and costs you money to return it???????? cannot wait for an alternative....how about this folks A 3 DAY BOYCOTT OF EBAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if we got the whole community of buyers and sellers to do this.. would they notice??????

jcdcubs · March 4, 2009 9:08AM

<< I would roll back eBay 2-3 years. >>

I remember eBay store listing .01 each. Final value fee around 5%. Better sales also.

intence · March 4, 2009 9:13AM

<< 

<< I would roll back eBay 2-3 years. >>

I remember eBay store listing .01 each. Final value fee around 5%. Better sales also. >>

those were the days

Bosox1976 · March 4, 2009 10:20AM

I would never allow a piece of memorabilia to be cut up for insertion into a trading card - ever.

justmichael · March 4, 2009 10:54AM

<< I would never allow a piece of memorabilia to be cut up for insertion into a trading card - ever. >>

I love this idea.The artifacts that have been lost in the last 10 years is amazing.
Mike

Gonblott · March 4, 2009 11:10AM

I change eBay's feedback system for sure, allow both seller and buyer to leave feedback.

mmsportscards · March 4, 2009 11:11AM

Free listing day!!!!!! 1 cent listing day!!!!!!!!!! .5 cent listing day!!!!!!!!!!

My question is how many high tier employees worked at ebay 6 yrs ago????

mmsportscards · March 4, 2009 11:12AM

DSR RATING needs to go NOW...

SS · March 4, 2009 1:11PM

<< I would roll back eBay 2-3 years. >>

August 2006 was when store listing fees went up 500% overnight (FU Meg). Roll back any time before that. eBay was best for me in 2003-early 2004.

SidePocket · March 4, 2009 2:23PM

I'm easy to please. I ask only for better scans of the cards on eBay. I don't mean the digital camera card pics, I'll never bid on those, I mean the 4 cards in one scan with no zoom and the single card scans that are too small to even remotely see the corners.

PowderedH2O · March 4, 2009 6:07PM

Get rid of the minimum $1 store price. I used to buy tons of cards for .27 or .37 from dealers trying to fill my sets. I would buy 40-50 cards from a dealer. Now at $1 each, it ain't happening. I'll just buy bigger lots and pick out what I need. This kills the low end store owner.

kidzfund · March 4, 2009 10:49PM

I would never allow a piece of memorabilia to be cut up for insertion into a trading card - ever.

Absolutely agree. We have lost way too much by cutting up our history.

I would force players to learn to sign decent signatures instead of squiggly lines.

Feedback needs to go both ways on Ebay.

Since ew're talking change, I would like to have more of it so I can buy more cards.

Joe

If You Could Change One Things About The Hobby, Ebay, Paypal, What Would It Be?

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