Posted By:
Rob DewolfCat,
I'm not following your logic, and I don't understand your question at the end. I don't see much of a difference in the milk/eBay listing analogy. If I've already bought the milk at the higher price, I'm stuck with it once it goes on sale. Obviously I didn't think $2.49 was too high of a price to pay, so I don't have a legitimate beef with the seller not letting me know it would be cheaper the next day. Ditto with listing an eBay auction at the regular price a few days before a 10-cent listing day. And answer this honestly: If it were your call to make as the president of eBay, would you really announce three days ahead of time that a 10-cent listing day was coming up, in effect shutting down your business for three days?
A significant difference in your argument is that you can take you Kroger business elsewhere
On this point we agree: If Kroger ticks me off enough, I won't shop there. If eBay's practices bother you enough, my guess is you'll eventually quit giving them your business.