Comments on: I’m Highest Bidder Now* http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/im-highest-bidder-now/ And so are you Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: martin http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/im-highest-bidder-now/comment-page-1/#comment-859 martin Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:50:59 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=72#comment-859 Whining buyers, huh? How about whining sellers? Let's see, Seller puts on item: 1) buyer is honest and legit -> no problem 2) Buyer vanishes -> seller is out time and trouble, no money. Try again. Buyer buys item and PAYS FOR IT: 1) Item arrives, works, is as advertised -> no problem 2) Item never arrives, doesn't work, was misrepresented -> buyer is out money and has the trouble proving his side. And gets retaliatory neg feedback to boot. Whose position is the better one?? Happened to me several times to the tune of over $1000. Not to mention the scam "second chance" offers etc. or that many items go for such ridiculous prices that I'm not sure who is bidding here, perhaps the seller or his buddies? Who knows. Good bye E-bay, I'm out of here. Whining buyers, huh? How about whining sellers?

Let’s see,

Seller puts on item:
1) buyer is honest and legit -> no problem
2) Buyer vanishes -> seller is out time and trouble, no money. Try again.

Buyer buys item and PAYS FOR IT:
1) Item arrives, works, is as advertised -> no problem
2) Item never arrives, doesn’t work, was misrepresented -> buyer is out money and has the trouble proving his side. And gets retaliatory neg feedback to boot.

Whose position is the better one??

Happened to me several times to the tune of over $1000. Not to mention the scam “second chance” offers etc. or that many items go for such ridiculous prices that I’m not sure who is bidding here, perhaps the seller or his buddies? Who knows.
Good bye E-bay, I’m out of here.

]]> By: HardHeadedWoman http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/im-highest-bidder-now/comment-page-1/#comment-858 HardHeadedWoman Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:10:40 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=72#comment-858 I love eBay also and used to sell quite a bit until I ran out of stuff and I got tired of the fees, which I thought were too high. I still do quite a bit of buying from them and have had mostly good experiences. I'm really surprised to hear that negative Seller feedback will no longer be allowed. I can't see it lasting very long. There were a few of my buyers that other sellers needed to be warned about. I love eBay also and used to sell quite a bit until I ran out of stuff and I got tired of the fees, which I thought were too high. I still do quite a bit of buying from them and have had mostly good experiences.

I’m really surprised to hear that negative Seller feedback will no longer be allowed. I can’t see it lasting very long. There were a few of my buyers that other sellers needed to be warned about.

]]> By: Ross Maartin http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/im-highest-bidder-now/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Ross Maartin Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:02:00 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=72#comment-857 Hazel, that is exactly what I was thinking... And after looking at Overstack.com's website, I might give their auctions a try. Hazel, that is exactly what I was thinking… And after looking at Overstack.com’s website, I might give their auctions a try.

]]> By: Hazel Stone http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/im-highest-bidder-now/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Hazel Stone Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:54:44 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=72#comment-855 Thanks Robb, that was something I forgot to mention...with so many disgruntled users (not just from this but from the rate changes they're implementing, as well) the market is RIPE for a serious competitor, indeed with an arseload of venture-cap behind them. Thanks Robb, that was something I forgot to mention…with so many disgruntled users (not just from this but from the rate changes they’re implementing, as well) the market is RIPE for a serious competitor, indeed with an arseload of venture-cap behind them.

]]> By: Robb Allen http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/im-highest-bidder-now/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Robb Allen Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:46:42 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=72#comment-856 I'm seriously thinking eBay has such a high level of stupidity that another online auction system could easily take root. One, the whole "No firearms" thing frosts my ass like a 3 foot high snow-cone. Now this. There's a better way, all it takes is someone with a little drive an a metric boatload of capital. I’m seriously thinking eBay has such a high level of stupidity that another online auction system could easily take root.

One, the whole “No firearms” thing frosts my ass like a 3 foot high snow-cone. Now this.

There’s a better way, all it takes is someone with a little drive an a metric boatload of capital.

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