That much feared crunch day has come where sellers can no longer neg unsavoury buyers. Many, including myself, still can't believe that ebay has actually gone through with it, totally shafting... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-05-15 23:46:30
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As I mentioned in my previous blog, ebay has deliberately opened up a gaping rift amongst it's sellers. In effect creating two seperate factions that didn't need to be there. Causing dis-harmony... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-04-23 14:19:12
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By "riff-raff" I mean the basic home seller selling their second-hand goods online to earn a bit of extra cash for themselves, not the high volume business sellers which it now favours.... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-04-17 17:14:43
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At least that's what they're feeling at the moment with the new rule of "paypal only" on all seller listings. It was obvious that Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-04-10 18:06:18
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Never thought I'd see the day when ebay would shed jobs, but it has recently announced 125 job losses in it's US and European operations. It used the terms "streamlining" and... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-03-31 14:40:00
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Because if you are then you might get a reward during March. They're sending out vouchers during this month to their "star buyers" So keep your f Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-03-07 17:03:30
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There's supposed to be an ebay seller strike on at the moment, in protest at the recent hikes in final value fees, paypal enforcement and the seller feedback castration. No, I haven't... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-21 17:15:21
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I find it really strange that alot of sellers insist on having an ebay shop. With fees for them ranging from a basic £6 a month, to a staggering £300 a month (as well as listing and... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-18 11:53:47
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The ebay forums, in whatever country's ebay site they're hosted, are meant to be places where users can go to share their thoughts and help each other out. However, anyone who has been foolish... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-09 14:00:45
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( originally posted on the 7th of February 2008) It's taken a few days for the news of feedback denial and higher final value fees to Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:45:30
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(originally posted on the 1st of February 2008) I really can't see how this new feedback rule against sellers can work in practice. Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:38:46
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(originally posted on the 31st of January 2008) On the 20th February 2008, ebay will be lowering it's listing fees by a thir Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:34:29
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(originally posted on the 30th of January 2008) There's been alot of changes at ebay recently. On the 31st of March 2008, Meg Whitma Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:30:03
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(originally posted on the 23rd of January 2008) Once, in the world of news, there were brave men and women who stood out from the re Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:25:35
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(originally posted on the 17th of January 2008) Simple, it's the main auction site out there, and has millions of potential buyers worldwide. I may dislike the way ebay has changed over... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:21:44
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(originally posted on the 14th of January 2008) If you're someone who works in a fast-food chain like KFC, MacDonalds, Burger King a Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:16:41
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(originally posted on the 12th of January 2008) Now we're constantly told that ebay and paypal are not the same company, and that th Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:11:45
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(originally posted on the 10th of January 2008) Detailed Seller Ratings (DSR) or Feedback 2, has been a thorn in the side of every seller since it was introduced in March 2007. It... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:07:43
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(originally posted on the 7th January 2008) There are bad sellers on ebay, but they're a small minority compared to the numerous gul Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 22:00:37
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(originally posted on the 5th of January 2008) It's true, I have to admit, there are sellers out there who are the root cause of many a so Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 21:53:08
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(originally posted on 3rd January 2008) We sellers do like buyers, especially ones that know exactly what they're doing. The best bu Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 21:47:34
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(originally posted on 1st January 2008) And a Happy New Year to you all! I've decided to start this blog out of the growing discontent that many sellers, like myself, are having with... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 21:42:18
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I was thinking of reposting my blogs that were removed on another blog site, but penumbra88 convinced me that I should try one more time in case there was some kind of glitch that wiped my... Read More
Posted by: Mrebayer on 2008-02-07 18:30:31
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I've had to re-register to make this one blog entry, but it will be the only one here on Thoughts.com as I've had all my other blogs and my previous account removed without notice! I did... Read More
Posted by: mrebayer2 on 2008-02-07 15:57:18
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