Redux – THE END of eBay (2009)
Excellent paper/blog post by Richard Bilderberg.
This appears to be a follow-up to THE RISE AND FALL OF THE eBay REICH.
If you have not read that yet, please download and read it.
This is a long, in-depth article, well written and researched. Much like it’s predecessor, it should be considered a MUST READ for all ebay users or prospective ebay users.
Since this is so lengthy, nor am I trying to steal anyone’s thunder, I shall post here only the very first couple paragraphs:
“eBay:
The Community is made up of members, buyers and sellers, as well as staff.
You’ll find that respect and communication are the cornerstones of a dynamic Community.
The Community is guided by the following five fundamental values:
We believe people are basically good.
We believe everyone has something to contribute.
We believe that an honest, open environment can bring out the best in people.
We recognize and respect everyone as a unique individual.
We encourage you to treat others the way you want to be treated.
eBay is firmly committed to these principles. And we believe that community members should also honor them—whether buying, selling, or chatting with eBay friends.”
From Joseph Goebbels’ Speech on Adolf Hitler’s 49th Birthday (April 1938):
“The Fuehrer has probably never had so many happy people gathered about him for his birthday as in this year. […]And beyond our borders, millions upon millions of our ethnic clan join with the citizens of the Reich in a unique affirmation of loyalty, connectedness and faithful attachment. The highest form of joy there is on this earth is to make other people happy. Who has had this joy in fuller measure than the Fuehrer himself. I truly believe in the goodness in everyone, a fruitful environment, shared values where the individual strives and grows, within a great community.”
Now for the comedy part. LOL! As I looked for the exact URL of this Redux article, I got only one search result. That was on the ebaY Community Forums of all places. Thread title: “Meg Whitman on Business Culture“ But not surprisingly, the thread had been deleted even though it appeared to contain no violations, as I was lucky enough to find the cached page. Here that is preserved as a png document should anyone care to read that themselves.
Every time we see something like the above screencaptures illustrate, it adds even more weight to papers such as Redux – THE END of eBay (2009)
Boycott ebaY & PayPal!
June 10, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Ebay as bad as ioffer?
Read the updated version at:
http://ebay33ebay.blogspot.com/
June 10, 2009 at 7:36 pm
And YOU thought eBay was bad: IOFFER is WORSE !!!
And YOU thought eBay was bad: ioffer is WORSE !!!
I stopped selling DVDs and Blu-Ray on eBay in 2008 when the eBay V.E.R.O became to bad.
The eBay Verified Rights Owner (VeRO) Program got out of hand and forced many sellers offering legal products, like DVDs and CDs, into suspension.
So many then many sellers moved on to ioffer.
We listed 5 brand/new factory sealed Blu-rays on ioffer, we had bought two weeks earlier on Amazon:
Batman Begins [Blu-ray] (2005)
March of the Penguins [Blu-ray] (2005)
Twister [Blu-ray] (1996)
I Am Legend [Blu-ray] (2007)
300 [Blu-ray] (2007)
Two days later we received a notification from the Warner Brother C.O.P.S. (Counter Online Piracy System) that our listings were infringing on their copyright (which is 100% untrue), and our ioffer account was thus terminated.
We contacted the Warner Brother C.O.P.S., provided valid Amazon receipts POP (Proof of Purchase) for all items: WB did not care, or act on our behalf, apart from sending us a useless template suspension message.
ioffer does not care about people being unrightfully and unlawfully suspended sellers, stating it is none of their business: “iOffer Customer Service can not assist you with COPS removed items.”
IN MY ENTIRE LIFE HAVE I NEVER BEEN TREATED WITH SUCH BLATANT DISRESPECT, BASICALLY LIKE A SMALL-TIME CROOK, OR CRIMINAL (WHICH I AM NOT)!
Ioffer is dying a slow similar eBay-like death by not standing up for their sellers, and being intimidated by WARNER BROS, for example. It is thus, NOT A VIABLE WEBSITE FOR SELLING, and serious, professional sellers will have to look elsewhere* to list their items.
WARNER BROS (WB) is a company that blatantly violates people’s rights as consumer/customer.
You may not want to purchase any Warner Bros. products anymore (Myself, family and friends have stopped!) as WB continues to violate constitutional rights of others under the guise of copyright infringement. WB, today, has become Orwell’s BIG BROTHER, it pretends and acts as if it is the police, or law enforcement, when, in all truth, it is just a privately held company, desperate for survival by bullying and intimidating others, and by default, others freedom and legal rights. In that way, WB itself has become involved in illegal activity, which seems to know no boundaries.
So, having said:
start selling and buying at companies*, which are NOT intimidated by VERO, or COPS systems, treat people like human beings and put the customer/consumer first; among them are:
bonanzle
ecrater
ebid
These are growing fastly and will treat you with courtesy and respect, unlike eBay and ioffer, apart from actually being fun and generating sales.
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Spread the news, tell all your friends, family, business partners about them!!!!
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I am sending this story to all blogs, media outlets and news agencies around the world!
Ken Attkinson
Chicago, IL