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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 989597, member: 22331&quot;]<b>Like it or not, you can&#039;t beat ebays success for sellers.</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial Black">You&#039;ve hit the nail on the head! A true pragmatist! I believe that the basic problem for sellers on eBay is that the company has been generally controlled by women, who love a great deal for the buyer. Meg really had an effect on company philosophies/policies. I virtually shake every time that I need to contact eBay customer service, and the phone is answered by a woman. Sorry Ladies, women have many great attributes, but they will never be accused of utilizing logic to settle differences. </font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I called last night to correct a problem with changing my e-mail address where I submitted a request for change, it was accepted, and eBay sent a notice of &quot;change request&quot; to my old e-mail address, but did not accept my new address. I explained the situation, and with a condescending attitude, she said there wasn&#039;t any record of change, so I hadn&#039;t initiated a change. I explained AGAIN that I&#039;d received an acknowledgment of request for change immediately after initiating the request. She just said that their system doesn&#039;t make mistakes. It reminded me of my beloved ex-wifes&#039; statement when we&#039;d have a debate: &quot;don&#039;t confuse me with logic&quot;.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I&#039;ve had female employees close a whole &quot;lot&quot; of auctions that explained the fees which sellers endure to sell on eBay. I had one female employee edit my auction, removing that which she found objectionable, but allowed by eBay standards.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I&#039;ve been told that EBay doesn&#039;t care if the troublesome auction format is discontinued or evaporates, as it is less costly, and more profitable to maintain a retail store format. This BIN format is more common on eBid, and appears to be the format for future operations. </font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">I&#039;ve generally tried all of the competitive sites, and regardless of frustrations, you really can&#039;t equal the eBay system. If a seller wants frustration, expensive sales, and a broken controlling system, just try eBid. I purchased their lifetime Seller+ plan, and offer lesser prices, free shipping, but it appears a seller is relegated to the bottom of the list unless one purchases the &quot;premium options&quot; on eBid. I had several successful auctions on eBid, but the costs exceeded that of eBay, and seller/buyer communications were complicated relative to eBay.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">If you want to know about expenses and frustration, just consign to the major auctions houses.</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">If one wants to sell independent of &quot;dealers&quot;, in MHO, eBay is still &quot;the best show in town&quot; .&nbsp; :thumb:</font></p><p><font face="Arial Black">&nbsp;</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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