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    Sara, PayPal
    Oct 13 08:06 PM
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    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    To be clear, merchants do not assume risk of buyer default with Bill Me Later. If a buyer does not make payments, then Bill Me Later takes that loss. Similar to how a merchant account works, sellers are paid in full right away, and buyers make payments directly to Bill Me Later. Reply
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    Grace
    Oct 13 07:07 PM
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    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    Under JD's policies implemented in 2008 to destroy its basic sellers, eBay has become unbearable for so many reasons.

    Some had no choice but to regroup since September at a new international auctions and stores site auctions8.com & starting fresh where first 1000 VIPs to register get everything free for life.

    List, Relist, Sell all you want and pay nothing forever.

    auctions8.com is owned and managed by determined & hard working group of members to become a permanent and safe home for all. Site is only for genuine sellers.
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    User 198873
    Oct 13 06:50 PM
    Welcome to the Google Economy [view article]
    why cant people see that goog is still the best co. of its kind. I think it is about to reach new highs any day now. Do not be suprised to see it go up 50 points in the next session.jerry w. Reply
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    Talin
    Oct 13 06:01 PM
    Welcome to the Google Economy [view article]
    Good post, full of suggestions, but very dangerous idea. If America Googles-up, as suggested it should, things will deteriorate sharply. "Atoms are a drag" "Stuff stinks" and things like that are old currency in current strategic thinking in America. Faced to increased competition in world markets, the only plausible strategy that American business strategists have developed -and that nobody contradicts- is to follow the "mental", "intellectual property" road. We do the "thinking", sell the thinking, and with that we buy the "stuff" the not so clever people in the rest of the world needs to supply. That´s the general idea. Now, improving on that, the "networks" will also do the "thinking".

    To sell profitably intellectual property not attached to specific goods is not a very good business proposition. You do not get much money out of it, perhaps in a few of the successful projects, but taking the losses in the unsuccessful ones. Biotechnological companies that do not develop final products are discovering that.

    At the national level is, obviously, worse. You cannot survive selling 20 billions of car "technology" and importing 200 billions of cars. And nobody pays for Google (final consumption); as at now the income of Google in intermediate consumption (companies’ money). This difference is vital, but nobody see it.

    We have to network, invest in "technology" and make good use of it, which means creating something that (mainly) final consumers will really pay, which means they really value. And to keep the value added in America.

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    User 278644
    Oct 13 05:59 PM
    eBay: Bottom Is a Few Months Away [view article]
    I don't think that the analyst has the capacity to understand even though it has been laid out very clearly.
    1. Ebay isn't an online retailer - They don't sell anything but a service
    2. That service has changed so much that most of the seller/buyers have left
    3.There is no "great" brand name anymore on ebay, it was on the top of the most hated websites poll of newsweek until almost the end of the poll. I run ebay down to everybody I meet now. I tell them it is no longer safe to sell or buy there.
    4. It may be a fraudulent/criminal buyer's paradise now, but only the scamming sellers are staying too.
    5. The competition is growing by huge percentages. Ioffer, eCrater, and Ola are becoming what ebay was. Ebay is replaceable.
    6. They aren't making any money at Ebay any more as almost all listings are from buy.com etc and they are free listings with abysmal sell through rates. Real auctions from small sellers are declining every day.
    7. Even if Donoahoe is replaced, I won't go back. I think from my perspective that there is more to gain from building 2 or 3 sites so that there is always competition and no site can become what ebay was. Ebay though they could get away with any psycho changes and people would stay, but they are leaving every day, they want to stay, but they can't keep getting scammed out of their money and items through the new paypal rules.
    8. Ebay is dead. It isn't broke, but it is DEAD. Analysts think that because it is a corpse with money that it is still a good stock buy. Nope.
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    dinah balk
    Oct 13 05:35 PM
    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    Dinah's response to dmshs -

    Bill Me Later is an eBay acquisition, just like Paypal, Skype, etc. In a recent CNN interview, Donahoe stated that Bill Me Later was purchased to help increase eBay sales.

    You should check eBay's user agreement because PAYPAL IS MANDATORY for all sellers unless they have a merchant account, which most small sellers can't afford.

    You might want to surf the net for Mehmet vs. Paypal or Malone vs. eBay. Mehmet addresses the issue of Paypal placing fraudent holds on sellers funds by automatically generating FALSE POSITIVES. Malone addresses eBay's flagrant violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. Both cases are being decided by Judge Fogel.

    And I hope you like your personal information shared with every single eBay acquisition because eBay added an addendum a while back that allows all eBay companies to share user information with eBay's entire "corporate family."
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    slick deals
    4 u
    Oct 13 05:19 PM
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    Welcome to the Google Economy [view article]
    Nice article. But may be it is more better if we say as 'Internet Economy" instead of google economy.

    Definitely web 2.0 has made significant impact to form platforms you have listed. If one thinks carefully, the DOT COM burst we had in 2000 to 2003, the over hype of internet technology, actually has become a reality in last 2 years!!

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    leapingcat
    Oct 13 04:52 PM
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    eBay Caps Shipping Rates: What Is the CEO Thinking? [view article]
    An update, this nonsense is now spreading to the UK. The cap on postage for books is the most stupid thing of the lot, as it will be the equivalent of about $4.70 regardless of size. The UK postage rates are based on a combination of weight and size, so a comic will cost about $1.10 plus packing to post, which is OK, but a larger hardback book, such as a textbook costs about $7.00 on postage alone. The only books it will practicable to sell will be thin paperbacks or expensive books where the loss on postage can be absorbed. The result will be less choice for buyers; I can't see how this will improve their 'experience'.
    It is obvious that Ebay mangement have never even picked up a book, let alone opened one and read it.     Reply
  • commenter
    dmshs
    Oct 13 03:15 PM
    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    I think that Dinah Balk is missing some key points here. Bill Me Later is a PayPal acquisition, not an eBay one. Everyone is so eBay-centric when looking at the eBay family of companies. eBay proper might not be doing so well, but PayPal is doing extraordinarily so. Bill Me Later will add even more to PayPal’s list of services. People shouldn't assume it is for use with eBay, nor that it will be mandatory if it is. PayPal, after all, is not mandatory for sellers, is it? This will only help PayPal as it becomes more and more ubiquitous on the internet as a whole and not just on eBay. Reply
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    Brice
    Timmons
    Oct 13 02:50 PM
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    Welcome to the Google Economy [view article]
    Good analysis, but not entirely correct with regard to "stuff" being bad. The problem with manufacturing, real estate, etc. is the paradigm for viewing what is being sold. Manufacturers should shift into a view of selling the utility of the stuff rather than the stuff itself. Large networks are in a better position to extract residual value from an asset (car, computer, etc.) than individuals. Not to mention, owning stuff doesn't always guarantee you the utility that you need. A car, for example, is generally useful, but many individuals have periodic need of an SUV, truck, van, or some other vehicle that they probably decided to forgo buying when they bought a car. The car retailer that solves this problem by leasing an electric car that comes with the periodic use of an SUV, van, truck, etc. shared among a large network, will boost their sales numbers and be in a position to extract residual value from the car after the lease is up.

    Networks of pure information have the bonus of being exceptionally flexible, but there is still a hardware infrastructure underlying every scrap of code in the world. "Stuff" isn't bad, but the centralized, unwieldy networks that disseminate its true value (utility) are inefficient monsters. Franchising everything, possibly even down to manufacturing, (like the note on "linking" above) is the way to go.

    Making networks that are able to shed parts and extract residual value after the consumer gets his maximum utility from a product, that's the future of "stuff."     Reply
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    eBay +++
    Oct 13 02:00 PM
    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    Dinah Balk, funny you didn't respond to my comments on Bill Me Later and chose to bash Paypal? Shows your knowledge of Bill Me Later is seriously flawed. Do some research on the Product before you bash it.
    Your credibility is weak to none.     Reply
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    dinah balk
    Oct 13 12:24 PM
    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    Dinah's response to Crayon G. -

    You are 110% correct - that's why Bill Me Later makes no sense. Either a buyer can afford something or they can't. It's that simple.

    And if a buyer doesn't have a credit card, debit card, or bank account from which to make their purchase given today's lax credit standards, then a BIG red flare should go off at eBay headquarters.

    Btw, did you happen to notice that Donahoe didn't offer to let SELLERS pay their fees in installments, lol.     Reply
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    Crayon G.
    Oct 13 11:51 AM
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    eBay's Bill Me Later a Bad Idea [view article]
    Uh, isn't the "Bill Me Later" philosophy what got the country into this subprime and credit mess to begin with? Correct me if I'm wrong! Reply
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    Maggie
    Oct 13 09:37 AM
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    eBay: Bottom Is a Few Months Away [view article]
    "It's not a popularity contest running a public company"

    Actually you're wrong -it is a popularity contest - ask car manufacturers.

    How can you write everything that's wrong with ebay - all caused by J. Donahoe, and then say he's doing the right thing. It's like saying the powers that be are doing the right thing about the economy - now that they've messed it up.

    I have already decreased our ebay sales to 10% of what I once sold due to their changed imposing a nonprofitability curve for many collectibles. That's OK, I opened my own online mall and am doing just fine selling there. The only reason we even list on ebay is for the crossover sales to our other site.

    The day I'm forced to send someone an item and then sit around with crossed fingers waiting for them to maybe pay me is the day it's down to 1%. In fact, I'm rethinking it already. If someone can't pay for something then they shouldn't buy it. I

    f the seller wants to accept lay-a-way or some sort of payment on those lines - I could see that, but mailing an item without payment is just sheer nonsense. Nobody is going to do it, probably including Buy.com, Sears and all the other huge retailers that eBay's been catering to of late.

    So, when nobody does it - I guess eBay will have nothing to sell. Which is good for me, more antiques and collectibles sellers will come on over and get a store in my mall - 3 month free trial and as low as $5.50 a month after that. 6 different forms of payment processing - No extra charges.

    See - it is a popularity contest!


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    H-Bomb
    Oct 13 08:32 AM
    Bargain Buys For Patient Investors - Barron's [view article]
    Hi Rachael. Reply
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