Ebay has just killed my....
Carew29
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my auctions. But it's not what you think. Their NEW re-design for the listing of my items now looks like SHT. Thanks for f'n nothing Ebay!!
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Sometimes I see it, other times I don't...it seems to vary...don't think it makes that much difference, really.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
ebay madness
My listings show up in both formats.
In fairness to the mess, I suspect most buyers don't really care.
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The changes started as a way to compete with AMZN.
Now, since much of the money comes from sources other than
FVFs, I doubt EBAY really cares what any of the listings look like.
PayPal is really most of the value they will have, once they sell
Skype for less than they paid for it.
(Meg paid about $2.1 BILLION for Skype. That does not count
any debt servicing costs OR lost-opportunity costs OR dilution
as a result of shares that may have been transfered in the sale.)
This month, the former owners of Skype have launched a new
group to "buy back" Skype. They claim it is worth about $250M+.
We shall see.
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EBAY defines "active user" as a member who bought/sold ONCE
in 12-months. The lag in the count is going to be a number killer,
in future quarters.
AMZN will continue to rule the roost.
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Latest 10-Q
and I realize I'm used to the old style, but it seems to me like the new style is harder to read and some other negatives, plus having to click again to find some of the info that was previously on one page seems to me to be a bad idea.
It wasn't broke, so ebay decided to fix it.
I know this...I'm gonna look a lot seriously at those other websites you've been mentioning and I think I'll consider listing there and see what happens - I figure it can't hurt.
<< <i>They've had that new design for months now...
Sometimes I see it, other times I don't...it seems to vary...don't think it makes that much difference, really. >>
Didn't realize it had been that way for months - I check most of my auctions around five times each day and it's the first time it's been this way for me, probably the first time for Carew as well.
I guess it varies depending on how much liquor the ebay website designers have been drinking.
Steve, Philly fans are usually the last to learn about most things...this is no different, LOL..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
<< <i>Attention Seller: This is the new listing page. If you see any technical issues, please send us a comment. (Buyers will see this view in June) >>
ARROGANCE
Main Entry:
ar·ro·gance Listen to the pronunciation of arrogance
Pronunciation:
ˈer-ə-gən(t)s, ˈa-rə-
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century
: An attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions.
chaz
<< <i>ARROGANCE
Main Entry:
ar�ro�gance Listen to the pronunciation of arrogance
Pronunciation:
�er-�-g�n(t)s, �a-r�-
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century
: An attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions.
chaz >>
Believe me ....they're day will come at Feebay. Pride goeth before the fall.........
chaz
trust me...i gave them my opinion and told them what they can do with their design
<< <i>trust me...i gave them my opinion and told them what they can do with their design >>
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It is great that folks do that.
But........
They honestly could not care less what opinion ANYBODY holds about
ANY aspect of their operations.
They are an international conglomerate that is totally out of control.
Billions of their dollars are "trapped" overseas, and if contemplated
repatriation-taxes are instituted, that money may never find its way
home.
WE tend to think of them as "a marketplace." They think of themselves
primarily as multinational vendors of advertising services and payment
processing services; with a dash of loan-sharkery tossed in via their
lending arms.
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Excerpt from April 2009 10-Q
Overview
We operate three primary business segments: Marketplaces, Payments and Communications.
Our Marketplaces segment provides the infrastructure to enable global online commerce on a variety of platforms, including the traditional eBay.com platform, and our other online platforms, such as our online classifieds businesses, our secondary tickets marketplace (StubHub), our online shopping comparison website (Shopping.com), our apartment listing service platform (Rent.com), as well as our fixed price media marketplace (Half.com).
Our payments segment is comprised of our online payment solutions - PayPal (which enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online in approximately 190 markets worldwide) and Bill Me Later (which we acquired in November 2008 and which enables online U.S. merchants to offer, and U.S. consumers to obtain, transactional credit at the point of sale).
Our Communications segment, which consists of Skype, enables Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls between Skype users and provides low-cost connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones.
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, net revenues decreased 8% to $2.0 billion, diluted earnings per share decreased from $0.34 to $0.28 and operating cash flow decreased 13% to $668.5 million, compared to the same period of the prior year.
While our Marketplaces segment, in total, experienced a decrease in revenue of 18%, our Payments and Communications segments achieved revenue growth rates of 11% and 21%, respectively.
Although our operating margin decreased four percentage points to 21%, our Marketplaces and Communications segment margins increased 1% and 9%, respectively, while our Payments segment margin decreased 5%, due primarily to our acquisition of Bill Me Later during the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Some key operating metrics that members of our senior management regularly review to evaluate our financial results include gross merchandise volume (GMV), number of sold items, net total payment volume (TPV), Merchant Services net total payment volume, SkypeOut Minutes, free cash flow (operating cash flow less capital expenditures), and revenue, excluding acquisitions and foreign currency impact.
Outlook
We expect revenues and net income in the second quarter of 2009 to continue to be impacted by weak consumer spending, along with the negative impact resulting from foreign exchange and lower interest rates, both of which will continue to have a significant impact on our businesses.
Consistent with recent trends, we assume that the declines in GMV and TPV will remain stable with Q1 2009 levels, excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
In addition, with respect to our Marketplaces segment, we expect our take rate will decline as more sellers qualify for discounts. We also expect advertising to be softer in light of recent trends.
Like the other day, when I was datin a crack ho.I just didn't care for the needles and old planking floors and stairs. I mean she was great an all, but the layout of the place wasn't really my bag baby. She's gonna lose business no doubt.
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<< <i>trust me...i gave them my opinion and told them what they can do with their design >>
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It is great that folks do that.
But........
They honestly could not care less what opinion ANYBODY holds about
ANY aspect of their operations.
They are an international conglomerate that is totally out of control.
Billions of their dollars are "trapped" overseas, and if contemplated
repatriation-taxes are instituted, that money may never find its way
home.
WE tend to think of them as "a marketplace." They think of themselves
primarily as multinational vendors of advertising services and payment
processing services; with a dash of loan-sharkery tossed in via their
lending arms.
.........
/////////////////
Excerpt from April 2009 10-Q
Overview
We operate three primary business segments: Marketplaces, Payments and Communications.
Our Marketplaces segment provides the infrastructure to enable global online commerce on a variety of platforms, including the traditional eBay.com platform, and our other online platforms, such as our online classifieds businesses, our secondary tickets marketplace (StubHub), our online shopping comparison website (Shopping.com), our apartment listing service platform (Rent.com), as well as our fixed price media marketplace (Half.com).
Our payments segment is comprised of our online payment solutions - PayPal (which enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive payments online in approximately 190 markets worldwide) and Bill Me Later (which we acquired in November 2008 and which enables online U.S. merchants to offer, and U.S. consumers to obtain, transactional credit at the point of sale).
Our Communications segment, which consists of Skype, enables Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls between Skype users and provides low-cost connectivity to traditional fixed-line and mobile telephones.
For the three months ended March 31, 2009, net revenues decreased 8% to $2.0 billion, diluted earnings per share decreased from $0.34 to $0.28 and operating cash flow decreased 13% to $668.5 million, compared to the same period of the prior year.
While our Marketplaces segment, in total, experienced a decrease in revenue of 18%, our Payments and Communications segments achieved revenue growth rates of 11% and 21%, respectively.
Although our operating margin decreased four percentage points to 21%, our Marketplaces and Communications segment margins increased 1% and 9%, respectively, while our Payments segment margin decreased 5%, due primarily to our acquisition of Bill Me Later during the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Some key operating metrics that members of our senior management regularly review to evaluate our financial results include gross merchandise volume (GMV), number of sold items, net total payment volume (TPV), Merchant Services net total payment volume, SkypeOut Minutes, free cash flow (operating cash flow less capital expenditures), and revenue, excluding acquisitions and foreign currency impact.
Outlook
We expect revenues and net income in the second quarter of 2009 to continue to be impacted by weak consumer spending, along with the negative impact resulting from foreign exchange and lower interest rates, both of which will continue to have a significant impact on our businesses.
Consistent with recent trends, we assume that the declines in GMV and TPV will remain stable with Q1 2009 levels, excluding the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
In addition, with respect to our Marketplaces segment, we expect our take rate will decline as more sellers qualify for discounts. We also expect advertising to be softer in light of recent trends. >>
Thanks Storm. chaz