Several times in the past, eBay sellers protested changes in site policies with boycotts. Though sellers received more attention this time, they had the same result in effecting a change: zero.
New policies that appear to favor big volume sellers over single-item and other small volume sellers on eBay have people talking about a boycott.
eBay has changed the way it works with sellers and will prohibit them from leaving negative comments about customers.
eBay maintains issues were occurring that slowed down trade when buyers left unflattering comments about sellers who then hit back with their own comments. Beginning in May sellers will no longer be able to leave negative comments about buyers.
The latest changes at eBay may encourage the opposite behavior from sellers that the online marketplace wants to encourage.
Executives at eBay disclosed a series of changes aimed at drawing and keeping sellers participating in the online marketplace.
Buyers on eBay save billions of dollars each year, according to a research study that won't make sellers happy.
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