What if eBay found itself lacking in sellers offering items? Some sellers have suggested this would be the way to get the online marketplace's attention.
Classified Intelligence picked up on the buzz around eBay forums after the company announced several changes to their policies. The buzz did not resemble a pleasant hum so much as an angry hive of swarming things with stingers:
A strike by sellers was proposed on EBay's community forum soon after the announcement, and so far, almost 4,000 responses -- most in agreement -- have been posted. The proposed dates are Feb.18 to 25; the strike would involve sellers not posting any items for sale during that week.
The call to strike passed beyond eBay's forums. CI said sellers posted items on national news blogs and local Craigslist sites to advertise the strike. Some sellers may pull money out of PayPal during that week, while smaller sellers may find themselves solicited by enterprising classifieds competitors seeking their business.
One particularly large company could milk such a strategy on a broader scale. Amazon.com Auctions is well-positioned to advertise its points of difference to disgruntled eBay sellers during the strike week.
Strike and strike until changes are made, like ax Bill Cobb. Unless positive changes are made don't go back to ebay. Don't make it one week, that does no good. Reduce the final value fees, reduce listing fees, don't change feedback and leave paypal alone. If this doesn't happen, I will not be back. I have been there 10 years and ebay has gone from a friendly place to gestapo like. STRIKE EBAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOYCOTT EBAY....
l.a.s
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I think that the strike will certainly change peoples perspectives on buying and selling on the web as ebay is NOT the only channel for doing so. There are other alternatives, such as the classifieds sites, where ebayers can list and sell items for NO FEES and a good marketer should be using alternatives like this to begin with to increase their ROI. However, up until now, most had the mindset that ebay was the only way. It's not.
Personally, I think sites like http://www.ClassifiedAds.com are wonderful. They don't charge a thing and you can find local buyers for those bigger items. Tired of ebay fees try classifieds, try other online auctions, but don't limit yourself to just ebay.
This strike could be the ffirst signs of decline to an Internet empire and the rise of others.
Companies like Google should pay close attention to the ebay strike to see how much of an impact users can be when they band together.
Lead the change… Change the lead.