Over a week away and it looks like the media has picked up on it. Will we be seeing more?

Unhappy eBay Members Plan Global Boycott

eBay boycott planned

Global eBay boycott planned for May 1

Ebay faces major sellers rebellion on the 1st of May

Anyone participating? How long does this boycott last? Will this be bigger the the Feb. 18th - 25th boycott?

My posting here was removed from my own, new topic "Boycott Ebay Sponsored Links" which was a topic on it's own.
I am NOT asking anyone to Boycott Ebay- as this now suggests.
I don't believe this should have been taken from my own forum topic and stuck into an old boycott Ebay topic. Betty Lou

I am just beginning to understand how Ebay with all of their 'Sponsored Links' has killed our business.

I used to go into Google for almost ALL of my online shopping (new items) for shoes, coats, household items, furniture, cosmetics... you name it. Google is where I started. I shopped Zappos, Bizright- many places.

I went to Ebay when I wanted to look at 'used' items, vintage collectibles, dolls, dish replacements, used clothing, etc.

THEN I discovered that these Google found links had moved into Ebay, as 'Sponsored links'... I would click on used leather boots, and there at the bottom.. I found these links that I clicked on and they took me AWAY from the Ebay listings and into the many Shoe stores that I once found only on Google.

I used to be a regular customer of TenderHeartTreasures until I found that they had a sponsored link on Ebay. I never shopped them again. These sponsored links- EVEN AMAZON- are stealing our customers !! HOW can we EVER expect to compete? Impossilbe !

I wish I could find a link that would SHOW all of these businesses that have sponsored links on Ebay. I would NEVER purchase from them again. As a matter of fact- I think we should BOYCOTT THESE STORES They didn't NEED Ebay to advertise their well-established businesses ! They just wanted to slip in and steal our customers- which they are doing.

From now on... I will buy ONLY from Ebay small sellers- NOT those who list thousands of items- NOT those in HONG-KONG! NOT those Diamond Power Sellers. I think if we ALL banded together and gave these smaller sellers ALL of our support and quit shopping from stores with sponsored links- We MIGHT see a difference. This would take a commited GROUP EFFORT !

I will ALSO make an effort to let these companies KNOW why I am no longer purchasing from them !!

Perhaps somebody from France took offense?

trout25 wrote (View Post): › patch, I'm not sure what I said to have my post removed. But I was just joking around with you. Thanks for saving me a seat. I'm still thinking about it.

That is unusual.....there must be a mistake...I was joking with everyone...

patch, I'm not sure what I said to have my post removed. But I was just joking around with you.

Thanks for saving me a seat. I'm still thinking about it.

trout25 wrote (View Post): › Patch, I think it was the French that bombed Pearl Harbor.

You obviously neglected to refer to your John Belushi handbook before posting this....But I'll save a seat for you anyway...

Boycott.....Great Idea...Never Give Up....No Retreat...No Surrender!!! It aint over til the fat lady sings! Was it over when the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor?! Hell No....We'll Fight eBay on the streets...we'll fight em on the beaches....we'll fight them in the air...we'll go down fighting!!

OK, who's with me?

Merged latest boycott topic into the related thread created in 2008, updated in 2009 and continued in 2011, 2012, 1013...........

You want us to join in another useless boycott, yet you haven't provided any specifics to back up your claim that they've engaged in unfair or illegal trading practices.

Perhaps when you're ready to list in detail these practices, then you'll gain more support, but let's face it, boycotting for one week does nothing.

On the other hand, if you were to go out and start your own website, and work hard at making it the best site on the net, that would do more harm to eBay, since they will have lost the money you were paying them, forever.

And if each person who might sign your silly petition went out and started their own website, just think...eBay's dominance on the market would be destroyed, by all the smaller independent websites that are out there making money.

Who knows...maybe eBay would try and buy your site.

Dear eBay Sellers & Members,

Unfair trading laws on eBay must be stopped. Lets bring eBay into line with decent and fairer trading practices. Join us in taking a stand and exposing the dark side of the eBay and PayPal Empire.

eBay have forced PayPal onto us yet eBay and PayPal policies are not aligned which is causing havoc.

eBay and PayPal have broken the law! These corrupt institutions must be stopped!

We are urging eBay members and sellers to join us in our strike against eBay and to cease any trading from 1st May, 2010 - 8th May, 2010.
Please also show your support my clicking on the link and signing the petition. We thank you in advance for you support.
One will not be observed but thousands will be heard!

STRIKE AGAINST EBAY & PAYPAL'S UNLAWFUL POLICIES - The Petition Sitehttp://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/strike-against-ebay-paypals-unlawful-policies