|
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Marc S.
Well -- this can only further increase the probability that sellers can shill their auctions....since winning bidders will not be apparent, and there is a clear incentive to do so. It's almost an easy way for infrequent sellers to run around the reserve auction prices by simply shilling up to what the reserve might have been. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Matt
Incredible. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Sean C
or is eBay running out of toe to shoot off? |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Max Weder
Dumb dumb move by a company that has lost touch with what made it successful |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Scott Levy
I know that the whole stock market has suffered significant declines over the past year, but when a stock (ebay) goes from 36 to 15 over the course of a year, it says that people don't believe that management will take the right steps to grow the company in the future - and I couldn't agree more. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Eric B
I understand what they are trying to eliminate - the scamming of the winners. But this is overkill - they could just delay the winning bidder ID from showing for a couple days and still accomplish the same thing. |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Robert Klevens
I often use Yahoo Japan and their auctions only show the winner if you participate in the auction otherwise the ID is mostly blocked out like big*** |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Matt
"show the winner if you participate in the auction" |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: quan
you guys keep forgetting ebay is trying to move from an auction-based site to an online retailer, so this is just another step in that direction. it sucks but not surprising. |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Scott Levy
Matt & Quan, |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Mac Wubben
It seems like a very simple question...do people care more about the integrity and transparency of an auction or possible protection from scammers. For some reason ebay decides that it's in their best interested to protect the fools at the expense of everyone else. I am still upset that they removed bidding ids, now they are going to remove the only protection left? Don't they understand that transparency is what makes the whole thing work? I might be able to accept the change if it actually made them more money...but it seems like pure stupidity and lack of understanding of why people like ebay. There are tons of places to go if I want to buy at inflated prices and bid against shillers...why make yourself just like them? |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: D. Bergin
Forget about shilling.............as an honest seller I noticed much higher realized prices on many of the types of items I deal with when all of the bidders ID's were able to be viewed. |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: jay wolt
What can be gained (in eBay's point of view) to hide the |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Richard Dwyer
"Sincerely, |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: boxingcardman
The overarching theory of every change is to make the site into a direct competitor of Amazon. I see this as just another part of the push away from the auction format, the thinking being that if Ebay piles on unpalatable changes in the auction format it will depress auction prices and action to the point where sellers will move to price everything on a BIN basis, perhaps using the best offer mechanism as a means of putting a negotiation component into play. |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Bob C
I have mixed feelings about this. My overall reaction is negative for obvious reasons, mostly listed above. That said, I recently won an Ebay auction and in addition to the winning bidder notification I received the following email: |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Dan P.
In a related event, I had been selling on ebay since late 2000. They caught up with me this past Monday (10/27) as far as my accepting paypal only. I have no plan to accept paypal or any credit card as payment. Any of you folks have any alternates for me to use until ebay allows sellers to accept checks and money orders again? (Please list web addresses if possible) |
#18
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: MVSNYC
i can't even deal with eaBy's format these days...i haven't bought anything in a while on there...it's so different then in the past. why couldn't they keep it simple (the K.I.S.S. theory). navigating on their auction pages is ridiculous, the size of most pictures suck, etc. |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
Ebay to eliminate winning bidder IDs
Posted By: Matt
Don't have any experience with it, but a friend introduced me to bonanzle.com yesterday. |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
EBAY Bidder IDs? | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 13 | 09-17-2007 08:19 PM |
ebay bidder dan.netscape.net-- t214 card on ebay | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 10 | 03-18-2007 04:40 PM |
New eBay Bidder Policy | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 38 | 01-16-2007 06:58 PM |
A winning ebay marketing ploy | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 17 | 09-16-2006 06:41 PM |
VBC Member's Ebay Seller IDs | Archive | Net54baseball Vintage (WWII & Older) Baseball Cards & New Member Introductions | 0 | 12-04-2004 10:13 PM |