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Originally Posted by the_milk_man is ebay doing this because they feel threatened by craigslist? 
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[Reuters] EBay and Craigslist battle heads to court
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Is Ebay doing this because they feel threatened by craigslist?
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I am thinking of a 3 letter word that that starts with a "Y" and ends with a "S".
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A lawsuit filed by EBay Inc against Craigslist heads to a Delaware state courtroom next Monday, for a trial that promises to reveal the inner workings of two benchmark Web companies and bring to the witness stand two Internet pioneers: former eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. The twice-delayed trial will likely underscore the glaring differences in the companies' approaches to business. |
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No contest, Craigslist personals sections beats ebay's non existant one 100%
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Short Answer: Yes
Long Answer: YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS
Originally Posted by the_milk_man Is Ebay doing this because they feel threatened by craigslist?
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Yeah I hate that system...So wrong.
Originally Posted by skitzogreg It wouldn't be as big of a deal if their acquisition of PayPal didn't *** everything up for eBay. Their policy on selling electronics and not getting payed right away for what you sell is easily going to send people to craigslist. Of course they're threatened. |
Yeah I hate that system...So wrong.
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Originally Posted by Dark-Asylum No contest, Craigslist personals sections beats ebay's non existant one 100%
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Plus the crappy exchange rate on the dollar that PayPal gives to international buyers. They might as well state in their terms of usage that they take a "rake" from international buyers, but I guess they figure that ~.02 -.05 lower on the dollar (compared to XE.com) is acceptable enough of "market fluctuations".
Originally Posted by -bl4ck- ebay is so ******ed with all the dang fee's involved with selling, then you get fee'ed for using paypal. then there is a final listing fee which takes a percent of what you get. Its BS |
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Shipping is one thing that annoys me about e-bay. They should be forced to bring about a set of rules regarding that, or even working with the postal and parcel services to get prices lists all set based on weight and size of the object. That would stop those scams.
Also, sellers should be made to be willing to combine postage. My girlfriend bought some pokemon cards for her son last year and was charged somethign daft like £2.99 a pack and £1.50 postage. She bought 10 packs and the guy wanted £15 for postage! I made her file a dispute. Ebay said she had tp pay £15, but we decided to send £3 for postage. The seller sent us the packs anyway and didn't argue. The postmark said £2.63. Yeah, £15 indeed.
Originally Posted by Licht Only thing useful left about Ebay is finding old PC parts that have little to no value. That's screwed up by the fact that everyone charges $3 for the part but tricks you by charging $10 for shipping when it won't even cost them half that to ship it. Supremely frustrating. But that's offtopic. Anyone know the details? The article doesn't quite make sense to me. |
Also, sellers should be made to be willing to combine postage. My girlfriend bought some pokemon cards for her son last year and was charged somethign daft like £2.99 a pack and £1.50 postage. She bought 10 packs and the guy wanted £15 for postage! I made her file a dispute. Ebay said she had tp pay £15, but we decided to send £3 for postage. The seller sent us the packs anyway and didn't argue. The postmark said £2.63. Yeah, £15 indeed.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. That makes sense.
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Go Craigslist!! Woooo. I love shopping local, and being able to actually see the item\est it out before buying it.
Originally Posted by Urufu_Shinjiro Details: Ebay says that the Craigslist people did some dirty dealing with stocks to lower Ebays shares low enough that they were no longer on the Board of Directors. Craigslist says that ebay used it's position on the board of directors to steel buisness practices and confidential information and feed it to their wholly owned online classified company Kijiji, which is a Craigslist competitor that Ebay had claimed originally they would never create but did anyway. They're probably both right, but Ebay stands to lose more and Craigslist obviously did the stock dealings to get the Ebay Spy off their BoD. |
Go Craigslist!! Woooo. I love shopping local, and being able to actually see the item\est it out before buying it.
There's a place for both, I use craigslist for local ads where Id be willing to drive for things, and finding parts, and that sort of thing. Craigslist is really simple for people who dont use ebay, or arent really computer literate. Post an ad, and someone will either email you, or call you, who is local. You can talk it over, decide if you want to go see it, etc etc.
Ebay on the other hand you have to trust in people more. You're buying things from all over the country/world and if what they list isnt just right, you risk getting screwed. Ebay has a huge selection, so if you're looking for something and you know exactly what you want, it can be good, and deals can be had. I always love ebay auctions, bidding in the last 5 seconds or so, and getting huge deals.
One of the first times I used craigslist, I found a really nice boat for sale, exactly the style I wanted. I fell in love with it, went to go see the owner, and his asking price was low, but I talked to him and he offered an even lower price. I had to drive 2.5 hours to see him about it, but I got a fantastic boat dirt cheap. (1990 18' Bayliner Capri w/trailer and 120hp Evinrude, $600
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Ebay on the other hand you have to trust in people more. You're buying things from all over the country/world and if what they list isnt just right, you risk getting screwed. Ebay has a huge selection, so if you're looking for something and you know exactly what you want, it can be good, and deals can be had. I always love ebay auctions, bidding in the last 5 seconds or so, and getting huge deals.
One of the first times I used craigslist, I found a really nice boat for sale, exactly the style I wanted. I fell in love with it, went to go see the owner, and his asking price was low, but I talked to him and he offered an even lower price. I had to drive 2.5 hours to see him about it, but I got a fantastic boat dirt cheap. (1990 18' Bayliner Capri w/trailer and 120hp Evinrude, $600
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