Ebay had/has its niche--unusual and hard-to-find surplus and used items,
mostly from small sellers. A lot of those sellers were chased from the
marketplace and moved elsewhere, both by fees and policies, while eBay
pushed to become another outlet for...
I cannot express the depth of my anger about getting the full FVF on
SALES TAXES! This is a profit windfall for ebay, whose costs are the
cost of funds transfer--maybe 2.5%. It raises eBay's effective take in
high sales tax locations. This is an even...
You will see eBay ads occasionally on streaming platforms like YouTube,
but either non-impactful (the woman driving an Aquacar across a lake) or
for sneaker sellers (the Authenticity Guarantee program). Nothing else
of consequence. You're right, my p...
Yes, let me agree that showing competitors' products along with mine,
and showing off-site ads on the same page, leads to a very cluttered
page. My advice to eBay? GET BACK TO BASICS! Try to remember who you
were and what your niche is.
