Is eBay Broken?

[allthings-collectible]

How sad it is to watch a good company with a great concept succumb to it's own greed.  No doubt, many have changed their view of this company since Sept of last year, which undoubtedly caused a ripple affect that we are feeling today. Are we feeling the affects of "desperation-damage-control"? Will eBay ever recover to be the company it once was? 

Jim Rohn wrote: "The twin killers of success are impatience and greed". 

[soh.maryl]

Must have missed it -- what happened in September of last year?  

[12345jamesstamps]

Sales have been good for me. Not sure what is going on. 

[lamber9347]

Did it break last September? Was that the loud sound I heard while walking my dog around the neighborhood? Glad to know it wasn't what I thought it was....😁

[rosszonebricks]

I mean... my birthday is in September.  But I'm over 50, so it wasn't THAT loud of a party...

[luckythewinner]

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@soh.maryl wrote:

Must have missed it -- what happened in September of last year?  

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I am also curious to know what happened in September last year. Do tell!

[house*of*paws]

I'm guessing that the OP is referring to 'Promoted Listings' ... based on other threads they've started on the subject in the past month.

[reallynicestamps]

I've been using PL off and on since Fall of 2019.

My experiments were thrown off track by the pandemic surge in online buying, but it does seem to increase Views.

Last September.... no can't think of anything.

[house*of*paws]

@reallynicestamps 

So nothing re PL started last September?  [I'm not a seller, so don't know details of this program ... just aware of complaints I read here.]

[richard1rst]

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@allthings-collectible wrote:

How sad it is to watch a good company with a great concept succumb to it's own greed.  No doubt, many have changed their view of this company since Sept of last year, which undoubtedly caused a ripple affect that we are feeling today. Are we feeling the affects of "desperation-damage-control"? Will eBay ever recover to be the company it once was? 

Jim Rohn wrote: "The twin killers of success are impatience and greed". 

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I would suggest you lift your head up and look to the horizon. Other than my own PERFECT little world EVERYTHING is broken. Welcome to Rome circa 420.

And no, I am not going to engage in a debate.

To those who agree no explanation is necessary

To those who do not none will suffice.

[vintage-camerastuff]

Did it break last September?   It started to crack about 15 years ago but not broken yet.

[pls-consignments]

Sorry, eBay was all over the news  when execs were sentenced in Sept 2022.

[soh.maryl]

So that's what the OP is referring to? That the lawbreakers (?) were sentenced?

And that changed the viewpoints of many sellers? Really?

[pls-consignments]

I think he was referring to the effects on buyers, not sellers.

[annadryl]

All these "ebay is greedy" posts are a bit inane. Apparently in the past they were a generous charity? I've been here a long time and don't really remember that. So, same as always, my buyers pay all the fees. I don't feel sorry for myself at all.