[Phono-L] More Ebay Pranks

[Douglas Houston]

This is solid philosophy. But, eBay has been so lucrative for so many
sellers, they won't be able to put a muzzle on their hunger for profit.
It'll be hard to get most of those characters to slow down or back off
supporting eBay. I hope I'm wrong, but.........


> [Original Message]
> From: <Kuglarb at wmconnect.com>
> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Date: 9/13/2008 8:25:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] More Ebay Pranks
>
> I just don't understand for the life of me why no one has been able to 
> challenge ebay by establishing a new on line auction.  Every successful
business in 
> the world has been challenged.  Examples are:
>
> Ford
> Coca Cola
> General Electric
> K-Mart
>
> The list goes on and on.  It truly amazes me that ebay is still the one
and 
> only on line auction that just continues to monopolize on line auction
world.  
> For this reason, they are big enough to continue to go up on rates, tell
YOU 
> the SELLER how you will get paid, and YOU the BUYER how you will pay.  
>
> Most businesses in our country that continue to forget the patrons that
made 
> them who they are in the first place at some point in time begin to lose 
> steam.  I am still waiting for the time that a new company comes up and
over takes 
> ebay.  
>
> As a 12+ year member of the ebay community as a seller and buyer (100% 
> feedback), I have decided to boycott the auction company.  I am doing my
part to 
> stop supporting a company that tells me how I will do business.  I feel
that if 
> enough people do this, ebay will get the message.  
>
> It's one thing to cry and 'belly ache' about how you are treated in the 
> business world, but another thing to say, "I am not only going to
complain, but I 
> AM GOING TO STOP SUPPORTING THE BUSINESS."
>
> When we all do that, the business will get the message.  
>
> It's like our local gas stations here in town.  When they saw an
opportunity 
> to put the screws on us by selling us gas that they bought last week at a 
> $1.00 more a gallon (from $3.57 Friday to $4.57 today Saturday) due to
the 
> hurricane threat, I made the decision to stay home all weekend.  It
appears that many 
> of my community neighbors have also done the same as word is these
stations 
> have done very little business.
>
> Instead of running on gas this weekend, I am running on the energy of my
100+ 
> year old Victor springs and enjoying every minute.  Billy Murray and Ada 
> Jones have never sounded better, and to think...the entertainment and
energy to 
> produce it is free!!
>
> It's all about the mighty dollar my friends!  You take care and keep the 
> speed limit at 78...rpms that is!
>
> And yes, thank you Billy and Ada for continuing to entertain us, and for 
> putting smiles on our faces!
>
> Brantley
> South Carolina
>
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