eBay Mess

uffda51 · #1 09-22-2009, 02:32 PM

I started buying on ebay in 1999. I generally restricted myself to dealers I knew from the real world. My transactions break down as follows:

1999-48
2000-68
2001-44
2002-63
2003-98
2004-119
2005-50
2006-51
2007-51
2008-24
2009-10, with nothing since May

Zero negative feedback. 622 positive.

2 neutral, both from guys who sold me altered cards.

If I were ebay, I would want me as a customer.

For reasons already well documented by others, I'm done, and also in large part because so many of the sellers I trust have left as well.

If ebay can't analyze their own data and figure out that their policy changes are counterproductive, someone else will come along and fill the void.

ebay cancelled one of my major searches as "category no longer available."
The search was:1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899) -mswsports, -AAA, -Reach, -Spalding, -Putnam, -bsva, -Whitman, -Conlin, -NASA

Also cancelled: T207, T-207

Thanks, ebay.

brickyardkennedy · #2 09-22-2009, 02:43 PM

An idiotic move, that likely finishes my Ebay buying.

Mark · #3 09-22-2009, 03:10 PM

I again urge everybody to complain to ebay. This is such a stupid move that it is bound to appear so to somebody there.

Jim VB · #4 09-22-2009, 03:21 PM

The following post appeared a little while ago on the Ebay message board. It was made by someone in the company (garnor@ebay.com). It is message #92 in this thread:

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Spo...53170&start=90

Hi all,
We are aware of an issue that is causing members to be unable to narrow down the search results within some areas in Sports Trading Cards. This is not a permanent change and we are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Regards,
Garnor

D. Bergin · #5 09-22-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim VB

The following post apperaed a little while ago on the Ebay message board. It was made by someone in the company (garnor@ebay.com). It is message #92 in this thread:

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Spo...53170&start=90

Hi all,
We are aware of an issue that is causing members to be unable to narrow down the search results within some areas in Sports Trading Cards. This is not a permanent change and we are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

Regards,
Garnor

Wow, one hand doesn't seem to know what the other one is doing.

barrysloate · #6 09-22-2009, 03:34 PM

One post contradicts the other. Is it a permanent change or just an error that needs to be fixed? This is ridiculous.

Jim VB · #7 09-22-2009, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrysloate

One post contradicts the other. Is it a permanent change or just an error that needs to be fixed? This is ridiculous.

My guess... it WAS a permanent change. One which created problems they had never imagined. 24 hours later... it's a systems problem that they are working tirelessly to fix.

It probably never occured to them what would happen when 200,000+ items went into one single category that could not be narrowed down.

Look at it this way, if they now reduce the classifications by 50%, we'll all think it's fine. If they had just made a 50% cut to start, everyone would have gone nuts (just like we did.) Now, they can "fix" it and be "great guys."

D. Bergin · #8 09-22-2009, 03:37 PM

I think Ebay needs to streamline their operation and cut loose all these talking heads, reps, marketing people and programmers that think they need to throw the whole freakin' system into a tailspin every couple of months in order to justify their jobs.

Potomac Yank · #9 09-22-2009, 03:54 PM

There's Mental Giant at eBay with a death wish for eBay, and he/she might get their wish.

Their slogan is: "We're working to make eBay easier to use." -- What a joke.

judsonhamlin · #10 09-22-2009, 04:00 PM

I wondered where the creative minds behind the Pontiac Aztek landed-- it's eBay. I've probably dropped off 90% in what I buy off of eBay over the last year - there are a couple of dealers whose stores i will scan occasionally, and a couple of saved sellers, but that is it.

danmckee · #11 09-22-2009, 04:05 PM

I just searched 1987 Topps set and got some hits, I don't see a problem here??

tbob · #12 09-22-2009, 04:06 PM

I complained to ebay and got nowhere other than the run around that the change is NOT permanent and they had to do this in order to streamline things and get them back to normal. Huh?
To answer the question way up the thread from ncinin about "does anyone do blind searching?" Absolutely. I collect certain caramel cards and some tobacco cards from 1909-1919 but if I happen to run across something I like, like a nice Old Judge or a sharp Fatima for a good price, I'll buy it, tuck it away, and use it as a trader or let it appreciate it and flip it. I don't collect E92, E99, E100, E101 or E102 but if I find a nice example at a deal, I'll grab it. I think a lot of collectors do the same thing.
Finally, the search tips are nice and useful, thanks for providing them but if you have noticed the tiny number of new offerings on ebay, it won't be long before buyers are punished simply because sellers are tired of screwing around with the new rules and stop listing. I am a collector but I constantly upgrade and sell cards to buy others I want more, again, a lot of us do this, but I will be damned if I will list any more cards on ebay for sale until this gets rectified

paul · #13 09-22-2009, 04:13 PM

I'm with Barry. I think one hand doesn't know what the other is doing. It's possible that the change is permanent. If so, those telling us that it is not permanent are probably referring to some other minor change that has been made, not realizing we are complaining about the major change. It's also possible that the change is a mistake that they are trying to fix. The people at ebay who say the change is permanent are again referring to some other minor change. Or it's possible that our complaints have made an impact, but somehow I doubt that.

D. Bergin · #14 09-22-2009, 03:20 PM

I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop as far as search results go and what I normally specialize in.

I can't even keep track of the number of websites I've come across...........including many that were supposedly trying to compete with ebay in which the word "Boxing" automatically defaulted to the word "Box" and all forms of the word "Box" (boxer, boxed, boxes)............even if I put it in quotation marks.

Damn..........I hope ebay reps aren't scouring NET54 for ideas.

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