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[Northviewcats]

Hi Bob,

The number is 1-800-701-3229. When you call you will need to provide a pin number. This is nice to have because the person that you speak with knows exactly who they are talking to. If you don't have a pin number you can click on the help button and get a temporary pin number that is good for one hour. You will need to click on a question to get the pin.

Good luck,

Joe

[tbob]

Thanks Joe. I got a well meaning young woman to talk to and I had to spend 15 minutes building the foundation of how valuable these cards are and how ebay and paypal will suffer financially by this idiotic decision. I had to explain to her that the items I bid on are not 50 cent items but generally between $75-2500. That got her attention. She is currently checking to see if this change is permanent and when I find that out, I will post it to add it to the mix.

[tbob]

I'm a category checker and I review every single pre-1930 card each day.
"Hi, my name is tbob and I am a category checker." "Hi Tbob"

[tbob]

She checked with the higher-ups and this is a PERMANENT DECISION. Crap...

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by tbob

She checked with the higher-ups and this is a PERMANENT DECISION. Crap...

Well, that means Dave B and Barry were correct and one hand doesn't know what the other hand is doing.

Different sources continue to say on the ebay boards, that they're working on it while phone reps tell people it's permanent.

In fact, they have already fixed the basketball card section and it is back close to the way it was before.

What a disaster of a company.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Jim VB

In fact, they have already fixed the basketball card section and it is back close to the way it was before.

Not for me - basketball cards are still all lumped together in one giant category. My guess is that this was a thought out and planned decision that eBay made, knowing full well it would alienate a chunk of their customers. As such, I doubt calling to complain is going to make them change their mind.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Matt

Not for me - basketball cards are still all lumped together in one giant category. My guess is that this was a thought out and planned decision that eBay made, knowing full well it would alienate a chunk of their customers. As such, I doubt calling to complain is going to make them change their mind.

Try refreshing your cache memory. (Note to many on this board, but not Matt: This means after the page you want to look at has loaded, press the F5 key in the top row of your keyboard. To help your computer load faster it sometimes "remembers" what a page looks like from the last time you went there.) After someone on the ebay board said it was "fixed" my first attempt failed. Refreshed and it was better.

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[Potomac Yank]

If they're not taking us serious, the only thing left is the language of money.
Every move that they've made during the last couple of years, have been to try to squeeze every penny they can from the buyers, and sellers.

Now, if the buyers, and sellers are really serious about this ... the only thing that might get their undivided attention ... is a boycott by both the buyers, and the sellers.

With the economy being what it is ... even a Mental Midget at eBay will agree that that's the last thing that eBay needs.

We can all use a month off anyway ..... Can eBay???

[brickyardkennedy]

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