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EBay Sellers Seek Management Change
BlueCup writes to tell us that even though some seem willing to let eBay's Chief Executive Meg Whitman slide on recent problems, many eBay sellers are calling for a change. From the article: "'EBay's core (auction) performance is suffering tremendously,' says Steve Grossberg, a longtime videogame seller on eBay. He says he now lists an item four times on average in order to sell it, up from two listings two years ago. Adds Andy Mowery, an eBay seller of home and garden gear: 'It is time for new leadership at eBay.'"
Craigslist. Wait, that's one word.
Seriously, CL has taken me from a loyal eBayer to someone who sells there once a year. I can put my item on Craigslist for free and 1 hour later have cash in hand for it. Plus, since the economics of scale are smaller, prices remain higher.
I worry that Ebay's investment in Craigslist will cause them to change things there. In the mean time, however, CL is the way to go if you're in a big city.
Meg Whitman needs to be removed. Not only do I as an eBay sell find that I often have to relist items to sell to a paying buyer, but I also was upset to learn that eBay has been sending out emails trying to convince its users to support the evil that is net neutrality. Communications doesn't need more regulation, eBay does. eBay should be forced to act like a real auction place. Ebay is paradise for creeps (the captcha).