BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

How much does it cost eBay to host your listing? 1/20th of a penny?
One Penny? Ebay is charging sellers 100 to 1,000 times that for listing
and final
value fees and sellers have bought into this nonsense like mindless
sheep.

A one week boycott would have eBay bending over backwards to bring
sellers back. A mass exodus would put an end to this insanity. The
internet was never
meant to be dominated by big corporations.

Have some self respect. Bite the bullet for a week or two. You have the
power to shape the future of online sales for independent sellers. Or
you can
laydown and do nothing and let eBay continue to exploit you.

BOYCOTT 18th to ???....until ebay gets the message. Sellers put up
99% of the work to produce the items listed on eBay. Sellers pay eBay
to host their auctions. Not to be exploited.

Ebay is a WEB HOSTING SERVICE. The typical web host offers 500meg-1GB
storage with 25GB-50GB bandwidth for $7.95/month. If the typical web
host charged eBay's rates we would be paying $8,000.00/month for the
same storage and bandwidth. Ebay is an overpriced WEB HOST. Nothing
more.

Spread the word. Post to every newsgroup and forum you can find.
BOYCOTT EBAY.
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Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

"TB" <partyslammer@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:3a7Od.9648$WD4.7891@twister.socal.rr.com...
> *yawn*
Actually, I think there should be someway to undermine eBay's "virtual"
monopoly. PayPal's also. But I've learned the hardway that it's very
difficult to organize people. It's far easier to divide and conquer.

mass posting to newsgroups I don't think will do the trick. The casual
buyer has no awareness of eBay's predations. Sellers have learned that eBay
is the best way to sell.

www.paypalsucks.com doesn't seem to have affected PayPal's business on
whit. Even the class action lawsuit was nothing but a beebee off the armour.

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

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"Bernie Woodham" <birnhamwood@insightbb.com> wrote in message
news:OQ7Od.41041$4I2.12741@attbi_s01...
>
> "TB" <partyslammer@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:3a7Od.9648$WD4.7891@twister.socal.rr.com...
>> *yawn*
> Actually, I think there should be someway to undermine eBay's "virtual"
> monopoly. PayPal's also. But I've learned the hardway that it's very
> difficult to organize people. It's far easier to divide and conquer.
>
> mass posting to newsgroups I don't think will do the trick. The casual
> buyer has no awareness of eBay's predations. Sellers have learned that
> eBay is the best way to sell.
>
> www.paypalsucks.com doesn't seem to have affected PayPal's business on
> whit. Even the class action lawsuit was nothing but a beebee off the
> armour.
>
==============================
That is because most users of eBay are very happy with the service.

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

On 8 Feb 2005 09:45:47 -0800, beckem@hotpop.com wrote:

>How much does it cost eBay to host your listing? 1/20th of a penny?
>One Penny? Ebay is charging sellers 100 to 1,000 times that for listing
>and final
>value fees and sellers have bought into this nonsense like mindless
>sheep.
>
>A one week boycott would have eBay bending over backwards to bring
>sellers back. A mass exodus would put an end to this insanity. The
>internet was never
>meant to be dominated by big corporations.
>
>Have some self respect. Bite the bullet for a week or two. You have the
>power to shape the future of online sales for independent sellers. Or
>you can
>laydown and do nothing and let eBay continue to exploit you.
>
>BOYCOTT 18th to ???....until ebay gets the message. Sellers put up
>99% of the work to produce the items listed on eBay. Sellers pay eBay
>to host their auctions. Not to be exploited.
>
>Ebay is a WEB HOSTING SERVICE. The typical web host offers 500meg-1GB
>storage with 25GB-50GB bandwidth for $7.95/month. If the typical web
>host charged eBay's rates we would be paying $8,000.00/month for the
>same storage and bandwidth. Ebay is an overpriced WEB HOST. Nothing
>more.
>
>Spread the word. Post to every newsgroup and forum you can find.
>BOYCOTT EBAY.
>------------------------------------------------------
>Web Host Comparison Chart:
>
>IPOWERWEB - 500 MEG/30 GIG........$7.95/mo
>STARTLOGIC - 1000 MEG/40 GIG.....$7.50/mo
>LUNAR PAGES - 500MEG/20 GIG.......$7.95/mo
>GLOBAT - 1000 MEG/50 GIG..........$7.50/mo
>EBAY - 500 MEG/30 GIG............$8,000.00/mo

So, it would seem, you should start your own "Ebay". If it is as easy
as you say, you should be making money hand over fist.
What's stopping you?

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

I can understand using ebay to buy dvds if you live in some remote town
or if you are housebound and cannot get out to do shopping or if th e
dvd title in question is very rare.
But using it to buy commonly available dvd titles when in most cases
you can go down to the local store (like Walmart or Best Buy) and get a
NEW dvd title for LESS than what you would likely pay for a used one on
ebay (especially when you factor in S&H)is just plain crazy!

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

I can understand using ebay to buy dvds if you live in some remote town
or if you are housebound and cannot get out to do shopping or if th e
dvd title in question is very rare.
But using it to buy commonly available dvd titles when in most cases
you can go down to the local store (like Walmart or Best Buy) and get a
NEW dvd title for LESS than what you would likely pay for a used one on
ebay (especially when you factor in S&H)is just plain crazy!

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

beckem@hotpop.com wrote in
news:1107884747.136539.92730@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com:

> How much does it cost eBay to host your listing? 1/20th of a penny?
> One Penny? Ebay is charging sellers 100 to 1,000 times that for
> listing

Right, and the cost to the vendor is the only determining factor
when deciding on price, right? Don't worry, I'm sure you'll take
basic economics in your senior year, if not before.

> and final
> value fees and sellers have bought into this nonsense like mindless
> sheep.

Right, because eBay is a charity and has no right to any of the profit
for sales that they made possible. Also, sellers are forced against
their will to list auctions on eBay... they would have much rather put
up free auctions on Yahoo, which no one ever visits.


> A one week boycott would have eBay bending over backwards to bring
> sellers back.

Or, maybe they'd just use the downtime to do some system upgrades.

>A mass exodus would put an end to this insanity. The
> internet was never
> meant to be dominated by big corporations.

No, it was meant to make communication in the US possible, even if
several major cities were obliterated in a nuclear war. I'm guessing
you don't mind that we've found other uses for it.

> Have some self respect. Bite the bullet for a week or two. You have
> the
> power to shape the future of online sales for independent sellers. Or
> you can
> laydown and do nothing and let eBay continue to exploit you.

And they've done, what, exactly? Charged me for auctions that made me
money?

> BOYCOTT 18th to ???....until ebay gets the message. Sellers put up
> 99% of the work to produce the items listed on eBay. Sellers pay eBay
> to host their auctions. Not to be exploited.

Sellers pay to put their auctions in a place that will generate sales.
If you want to put up an index card on the supermarket community board,
be my guest, but I'd rather get noticed and sell for a good profit.

> Ebay is a WEB HOSTING SERVICE. The typical web host offers 500meg-1GB
> storage with 25GB-50GB bandwidth for $7.95/month. If the typical web
> host charged eBay's rates we would be paying $8,000.00/month for the
> same storage and bandwidth. Ebay is an overpriced WEB HOST. Nothing
> more.

Ummm... no. eBay is a marketplace. It's set up to attract buyers and
sellers, with search features geared to math the right buyers to the
right sellers. Web hosting services let you edit your material any time
you wish-- eBay doesn't. Web hosting services charge you extra if you
generate excessive traffic-- eBay doesn't.


--

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http://www.GodsLabRat.com
http://www.dvdverdict.com

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

On 8 Feb 2005 09:45:47 -0800, beckem@hotpop.com <beckem@hotpop.com> wrote:
>How much does it cost eBay to host your listing? 1/20th of a penny?
>One Penny? Ebay is charging sellers 100 to 1,000 times that for listing
>and final
>value fees and sellers have bought into this nonsense like mindless
>sheep.

>A one week boycott would have eBay bending over backwards to bring
>sellers back. A mass exodus would put an end to this insanity. The
>internet was never
>meant to be dominated by big corporations.


What a moronic idea, just a new version of the gas boycott idiocy.

Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

beckem@hotpop.com wrote:
>
> Ebay is a WEB HOSTING SERVICE. The typical web host offers 500meg-1GB
> storage with 25GB-50GB bandwidth for $7.95/month. If the typical web
> host charged eBay's rates we would be paying $8,000.00/month for the
> same storage and bandwidth. Ebay is an overpriced WEB HOST. Nothing
> more.

They are nothing of the kind. Does the average webhost bring millions of
visitors to your doorstep? No.

If you don't like Ebay, don't use them, and go find an alternative service.
There are plenty of them. Simple as that.

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Re: BOYCOTT EBAY - 18th to ???? (The eBay Scam)
 

Meh. Most of us are smart enough to know how to get paid back for our Ebay
fees.


<beckem@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:1107884747.136539.92730@z14g2000cwz.googlegro ups.com...
> How much does it cost eBay to host your listing? 1/20th of a penny?
> One Penny? Ebay is charging sellers 100 to 1,000 times that for listing
> and final
> value fees and sellers have bought into this nonsense like mindless
> sheep.
>
> A one week boycott would have eBay bending over backwards to bring
> sellers back. A mass exodus would put an end to this insanity. The
> internet was never
> meant to be dominated by big corporations.
>
> Have some self respect. Bite the bullet for a week or two. You have the
> power to shape the future of online sales for independent sellers. Or
> you can
> laydown and do nothing and let eBay continue to exploit you.
>
> BOYCOTT 18th to ???....until ebay gets the message. Sellers put up
> 99% of the work to produce the items listed on eBay. Sellers pay eBay
> to host their auctions. Not to be exploited.
>
> Ebay is a WEB HOSTING SERVICE. The typical web host offers 500meg-1GB
> storage with 25GB-50GB bandwidth for $7.95/month. If the typical web
> host charged eBay's rates we would be paying $8,000.00/month for the
> same storage and bandwidth. Ebay is an overpriced WEB HOST. Nothing
> more.
>
> Spread the word. Post to every newsgroup and forum you can find.
> BOYCOTT EBAY.
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Web Host Comparison Chart:
>
> IPOWERWEB - 500 MEG/30 GIG........$7.95/mo
> STARTLOGIC - 1000 MEG/40 GIG.....$7.50/mo
> LUNAR PAGES - 500MEG/20 GIG.......$7.95/mo
> GLOBAT - 1000 MEG/50 GIG..........$7.50/mo
> EBAY - 500 MEG/30 GIG............$8,000.00/mo
>