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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:15 am Post subject: Ebay Down But Not Out |
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With eBay's stock price down over 50 percent in the last 20 months, with fees and seller defections rising and sell-through rates and prices realized down, with a perceived company arrogance and indifference to user problems, an increasingly heard call from eBay sellers is, "Bring us the head of Meg Whitman" and the rest of top management. Does this signal the beginning of the end for the Internet's most dynamic success story?
Not yet.
It appears that eBay is going to weather the storm, if management continues to be flexible and makes an effort to address user issues. In fact, Bob Peck, an analyst at Bear Stearns who delivered the keynote speech at last week's PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance), reports: "We think eBay is listening more. We think eBay has opened up more to the community and is taking their suggestion more to heart. Our net takeaway from our meetings is positive."
Additionally, in what appears to be good news for eBay sellers using Google Base, the search giant announced at PESA that it will launch an exclusive product search for Base items for the holiday season. An additional search box will show up where shoppers can refine their search. Results from that will appear on a second page showing merchandise from Google Base, ranked by product attributes and relevancy.
more.. link to news article |
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Patty00
Joined: 13 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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"Bob Peck, an analyst at Bear Stearns who delivered the keynote speech at last week's PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance), reports: "We think eBay is listening more. We think eBay has opened up more to the community and is taking their suggestion more to heart. Our net takeaway from our meetings is positive."
What planet has he been on!!! |
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ncnut
Joined: 22 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| i want to see ebay hurt like they have hurt so many |
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Patty00
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| ncnut - that would be ONE BIG OWWWWIE!!!! But, they sure earned it. |
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SistersTreasure
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Appleton, WI area
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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RE:
"Bob Peck, an analyst at Bear Stearns who delivered the keynote speech at last week's PESA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance), reports: "We think eBay is listening more. We think eBay has opened up more to the community and is taking their suggestion more to heart. Our net takeaway from our meetings is positive."
I also believe he is on another planet. Ebay happens to be nice to your face then turns around making a face then kick's you in the ribs and stomach when your not looking. THEN, charges you for it.
Meetings schmeetings. Ebay can have many meetings and tell you what you want to hear just to get through the meeting. It makes the sellers feel better for awhile until ebay comes up with yet another thing to charge the sellers for.
I hope they crash and burn.
The 1st of the year I will not be there at all. Looking forward to it too.
Lisa |
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Patty00
Joined: 13 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| they sure have become the company everyone loves to hate...and with good reason. Whoever says they are finally beginning to listen to their sellers is off his rocker or just doesn't understand the whole picture. I'm positive (and sure business experts would backme up) if they DID listen to their sellers they would be even more successful then they are. Right now I'd say they're making money in spite of themselves, but nowhere near their full potential. I always thought that if wallstreet understood the problems at ebay their stock would drop like a rock. In view of how it did just that this past year, I guess perhaps they understand more than I gave them credit for. ;-) |
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