Posted By:
Fred CPatrick,
I pretty much agree with you.
To me, ebay in its infancy was a little like the wild west but it was quite simple. There were some not so good people selling items, but overall, it was somewhat quaint and pleasant. I think what contributed to ruining ebay was the entry of more and more unsavory A$$ Holes that have nothing better to do than to cheat people. It was bound to happen. You have an open frontier with few lawmen to monitor the territory.
They have their shortcomings but they also made a few improvements along with the blunders.
The feedback system is flawed but it's better that it was when it first started. The Power Seller crap is just that.
They're missing the boat right now. Yes, they have more buyers and sellers than many years ago but I think a lot of the people that made ebay good are just not as interested anymore.
I look at a few auction categories, but lately I've been getting tired of looking at all the blatant reprints. This is one reason that the auction houses are doing well. I do find a few interesting things on ebay but anymore I'm just weary of having to deal with some of the idiots.