Comments on: Finding eBay 2.0, Have you played in the playground? http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/ Internet Merchants Association Blog - Thoughts and ideas from our IMA members for online sellers. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:46:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Roy http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/#comment-16 Roy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:33:51 +0000 http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/#comment-16 Steve, eBay has NEVER gotten it right in understanding their historical pricing data. You're in a 'commodity' area, that is the items are theorhetically the same, and they can't get it right. What will it be like for those of us in collectibles or antiques? I've tried all of their efforts at data mining and have found them flawed beyond use. I don't know where to report such a bad idea though. Roy Steve,
eBay has NEVER gotten it right in understanding their historical pricing data. You’re in a ‘commodity’ area, that is the items are theorhetically the same, and they can’t get it right. What will it be like for those of us in collectibles or antiques? I’ve tried all of their efforts at data mining and have found them flawed beyond use. I don’t know where to report such a bad idea though.

Roy

]]> By: Snigglefritz http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/#comment-38 Snigglefritz Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:41:11 +0000 http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/#comment-38 imamerchant.org is a treasure trove~Thanks! I've learned quite a little here today. The Deutschbank text was very interesting. I'm in the ebay peanut gallery of sellers. I ran the side-by-side comparison test Steve so thoughtfully presented using a seach for a specific breakable brand collectible herein named ABC. Normally the ABC sector shows, even in this tough market, 550-800 items, day in and day out. Sale prices normally run $3.00 - $500.00 Two years ago one sale @ $4000.00 . Lastly: if you go to ebay's Paypal venue the page says Paypal is free for buyers. Hogwash. Savvy buyers are aware(and they can do the math) but it's the lack of transparency, dare I saw ''game word-playing'', that makes the ebay playground's sandbox closely resemble a sandstorm. Ebay wants to tie my hands: I cannot respond to unwarranted feedback but ebay and the Neg would determine where or if my items appear? I have a store. I am not amused. ebay may have outsmarted me. Two years of work and I've had some small successes. I was reasonably content. I may walk away. I'm not a quitter but I am not a Sap either. I was looking for a venue when I found ebay. The Net evolves. ebay contends these changes are Progress. Looks more like Pro-egress. imamerchant.org is a treasure trove~Thanks! I’ve learned quite a little here today. The Deutschbank text was very interesting.

I’m in the ebay peanut gallery of sellers. I ran the side-by-side comparison test Steve so thoughtfully presented using a seach for a specific breakable brand collectible herein named ABC.

Normally the ABC sector shows, even in this tough market, 550-800 items, day in and day out. Sale prices normally run $3.00 - $500.00 Two years ago one sale @ $4000.00 .

Lastly: if you go to ebay’s Paypal venue the page says Paypal is free for buyers. Hogwash. Savvy buyers are aware(and they can do the math) but it’s the lack of transparency, dare I saw ”game word-playing”, that makes the ebay playground’s sandbox closely resemble a sandstorm.

Ebay wants to tie my hands: I cannot respond to unwarranted feedback but ebay and the Neg would determine where or if my items appear? I have a store. I am not amused.

ebay may have outsmarted me. Two years of work and I’ve had some small successes. I was reasonably content. I may walk away. I’m not a quitter but I am not a Sap either.

I was looking for a venue when I found ebay. The Net evolves.

ebay contends these changes are Progress.
Looks more like Pro-egress.

]]> By: Snigglefritz http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/#comment-39 Snigglefritz Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:46:25 +0000 http://imamerchant.org/blog/finding-ebay-20-have-you-played-in-the-playground/#comment-39 [Your software did foolishness with my FABULOUS post~here's the Test results: I'll not add back the rest of my post.] One sold for $4000 [Your software did foolishness with my FABULOUS post~here’s the Test results: I’ll not add back the rest of my post.]

One sold for $4000

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