eBay Mess

[Buythatcard]

Wow, this is a real screwup. While listing my items on eBay tonight, the Blackthorne software could not find any of my categories. Instead it chose Baseball as the category.
I sent in my 2 cents to eBay via email and also included a link to this thread so that maybe someone over there would take the time out and read what some of us are saying.

[Rich Klein]

Ebay has totally forgotten what made them successful. And with all the people struggling in today's world (Unemployment truly around 15 percent counting people NOT counted by our gov't); if EBay would go back to what it was circa 1998; they would recieve more items to sell and have even more customers.

That includes having those ridiculous pay pal only rules. What is wrong with a check or money order (Esp a bank money order; which at my bank costs me NOTHING and would be cashable immediately.

Rich

[Exhibitman]

This is soooo dum [sic]. I mean, having one category for boxing cards is fine (there were only two anyway) but not for sports with much greater followings. I agree that their prior searches were sloppy but that means clean them up not scrap the categories entirely.

What amazes me is how the changes will kill off browsing. Don't they realize how important it is not to have to search a category?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

What amazes me is how the changes will kill off browsing. Don't they realize how important it is not to have to search a category?

I think this is the end of vintage cards being listed on ebay. Nearly every day or so I'd browse through the pre-1930s section and inevitably I would pick up a card I just liked even if it weren't of one of the players I normally collect. That is now impossible. Why then would anyone list a valuable card on ebay knowing that a large part of your targeted audience will miss it?

[19cbb]

What a piece of crap!

Anyone knows if this type of 'simplification measure' was taken on other collectibles categories?

I saw this today under the ebay system announcements board... Maybe golf cart owners are pissed off right now.

[Potomac Yank]

There is some one at eBay that has a death wish for eBay.

[buymycards]

I just got off of the phone with an ebay customer rep. I complained about the search feature, and the fact that it will take more time to list items. The 400+ items that I have listed are pretty much worthless with the category search function taken away. I can't see how these changes will benefit anyone.

Rick

[Potomac Yank]

Their slogan.

What a joke!