Comments on: Ebay Traffic Falling http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/ebay-traffic-falling/ A Blog About Starting a business in middle age Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/ebay-traffic-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-225 admin Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:18:41 +0000 http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/?p=312#comment-225 I agree Patricia. As sellers we need to be looking for other venues. We need to jump ship as soon as possible. Ebay is fatally wounded. A classic case of a thriving business wrecked by an incompetent management; and they get well paid for doing it. Where do they get these guys from? It takes real effort to destroy a monopoly but thet're doing a great job. It's basic business sense that you don't abuse your customers. Small sellers are Ebay's customers; we provide the market with variation of products and quality service, it's us that attract the buyers. You can only take so much stalinist abuse before you say, that's it, I'm off. The only thing they had to offer was the traffic Ebay generated. Now that's going south, there's nothing left. Thanks for your comment. Hope it rains soon, we've had three days of it. Paul I agree Patricia. As sellers we need to be looking for other venues. We need to jump ship as soon as possible. Ebay is fatally wounded. A classic case of a thriving business wrecked by an incompetent management; and they get well paid for doing it. Where do they get these guys from? It takes real effort to destroy a monopoly but thet’re doing a great job.
It’s basic business sense that you don’t abuse your customers. Small sellers are Ebay’s customers; we provide the market with variation of products and quality service, it’s us that attract the buyers. You can only take so much stalinist abuse before you say, that’s it, I’m off. The only thing they had to offer was the traffic Ebay generated. Now that’s going south, there’s nothing left. Thanks for your comment. Hope it rains soon, we’ve had three days of it.
Paul

]]> By: Patricia http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/ebay-traffic-falling/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Patricia Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:17:23 +0000 http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/?p=312#comment-224 Send some of that rain out here to California. We're under drought restraints since we haven't had ran in months! Ebay...where does one start? I have no idea where it will end with John Donahoe and his "disruptive innovation." Its unbelievable to me that they put a multi-billion dollar business in the hands of him and his wrecking crew! He has practically destroyed the Ebay we once knew - in favor of what? I sure can't figure it out! I suppose with nobody to stop him he will take Ebay all the way down to its final conclusion. Everyone needs to be listing elsewhere and promoting those listings. Etsy, Bonanzle, OnlineAuctions, Craigslist should be on everyone's tongue. Its the only way us small sellers will survive! Pay less attention on the doomed Ebay and more attention on the sites struggling for exposure and traffic! Even heavier restrictions on sellers are coming down the tube just in time for the holiday season! I doubt there will be much of a holiday season on Ebay. Send some of that rain out here to California. We’re under drought restraints since we haven’t had ran in months!

Ebay…where does one start? I have no idea where it will end with John Donahoe and his “disruptive innovation.” Its unbelievable to me that they put a multi-billion dollar business in the hands of him and his wrecking crew! He has practically destroyed the Ebay we once knew – in favor of what? I sure can’t figure it out! I suppose with nobody to stop him he will take Ebay all the way down to its final conclusion. Everyone needs to be listing elsewhere and promoting those listings. Etsy, Bonanzle, OnlineAuctions, Craigslist should be on everyone’s tongue. Its the only way us small sellers will survive! Pay less attention on the doomed Ebay and more attention on the sites struggling for exposure and traffic!

Even heavier restrictions on sellers are coming down the tube just in time for the holiday season! I doubt there will be much of a holiday season on Ebay.

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