eBay to Roll Out New Simplified Search

by: walkabout

One thing a lot of folks don't seem to have not considered is that ebay doesn't complain or seem to mind what is or isn't working on ebay -  things that are a problem according to users/sellers/critics.

Doesn't anybody wonder 'Why'?  The direction of the BOD seems unchanged.  The direction of the new CEO seems unchanged from the old one.  The direction of upper management seems unchanged - only one or two (out of HOW many) has moved on.

Could it possibly be because things ARE working just as ebay WANTS them to?  Is this just the next step in their agenda?  All the 'stunts' people say ebay has pulled, and the company hasn't tanked.  A search gone bad and everybody still says "Well, ebay is 'where the eyes are' so I list there".  Still pulling the same tricks that got Google to pull their views, but still chugging along as if nothing had happened.  To me, it would seem that ebay is on-track with their agenda.  I sure hope I'm wrong, though.

by: eBay Shill Buster

No, eBay is worse than ever, anyone who can read and put 2+2 together can see it.

Devin is pushing his highly damaging to the marketplace and search engine promoted listings and his tool to sell them 'Sellers Hub', this is why he is forcing sellers into sellers hub, so he can show them that they need to buy promoted listings to sell on eBay.

Devin is criminally insane for sure, Wall Street will find out soon that this guy is a bigger fraud than Donahoe and that is hard to pull off.

Business 101, you never force a customer into something they don't want to buy, Coke learned that with their 'New Coke' that no one wanted in the first place.

eBay shareholders will learn this lesson soon, Devin and his Wall Street horse and pony show was the only reason the stock went up today, in addition a big institutional investor just raised their stake in eBay so that kept investors interested for the time being.

This company is being set up to be sold before they become the next Yahoo, it is plain as day.

by: toolguy

@pace 306

I see math isn't your forte

Lets take Walmart.

What time frame do you want to compare Walmart to eBay

If you use the last 12 months eBay beat Walmart hands down!

How about 5 years?

eBay still beats Walmart

You're not even close to being as smart as YOU think you are.

Even when I'm stoned I'm smarter then you.

I do trig problems in my sleep and geometry is my forte, now algebra is a whole different story, I hate it. .

The 60's? How old are you? 75

by: toolguy

@pace

Here's a fact that can be verified.

I sell more on eBay then you do, then you have and more then you will.

I have twice the feedback you do, sell twice as much and have been on eBay longer then you have.

THOSE ARE THE FACTS

Just because I smoke pot doesn't mean I'm stupid.

I spent most of my life as a Master Pattern Builder, Jig & Fixture Builder & Machinist at McDonnell Douglas / Boeing.

You just have a bitter pill and are having a problem swallowing it. . .

by: toolguy

@pace

I wouldn't hammer on you as hard as I do but you bring up the most ridiculous stuff and you don't verify your facts before posting.

I smoke the pot but you seem to blow the smoke.

STOP giving me ammunition. . .

(sometimes you make me feel like a bully, but when you act the way you do I have no choice)

by: toolguy

@Ming

eBay buyers are Savvy, just ask any buyer here!

I buy on eBay and I consider myself savvy, I look for the best price from US sellers.

I've bought plenty on eBay and I haven't had a problem yet.

The sellers I buy from have given me great service. . .

by: beuler

Peacocks dancing

by: pace306

TOOL - what ever the amount of your SUBSTANCE that are currently ingesting or smoking - PLEASE - we dont want to have to have an intervention - PLEASE reduce the amount.

Your posts at this point range from delusional to imbecilic ... although they ARE still good for a laugh. Even baffoons have their value.

I have no idea how much "you sell" on eBay - since you post under many different names - here and on eBays boards. Had you read my posts - you would know that regardless of the number(s) - I do 10x more on Amazon then I do on eBay - but its NOT a race.

While you were on "the line" over at what ever company you worked for tightening bolts, I was a buyer for many companies - $100 million dollar ones. YOU never spent anyones money - except on lunch. You DIDNT buy that companies parts, create strategies, meet with manufacturers or plan ads, all you did is tighten bolts - so lets PLEASE not try to compare resumes.

I was involved in ecommerce BEFORE the internet - when it was still mail order. When the haze clears maybe you will remember those days - 800 numbers, catalogs and retail stores.

Ive dealt directly with everyone from Sony, to IBM, to Apple to Compaq.

You dont "come down hard" on me or anyone else .. to quote the famous line that most of us here see you as "laugh clown laugh".

If you fancy yourself a stock maven - congrats. If you think you are/were on eBay YEARS before me - I admit I started in 1998, but didnt do it full time till 2007, and then it was mostly (as now) AMAZON.

If you think that eBays $37 a share is more valuable then Amazon or Walmarts - congrats - you're a REAL stock genius.

When you post sillyness and proclaim stupid things - you end up getting the responses that you do - some times things are better left UNSAID.

Have you had LEGAL run ins with eBay ? I have - Ive SEEN the discovery and dealt with it. NO its not your business and you dont deserve details - but if/when I tell you that VERO is pay to play and to look into NRGinternational and verowatch - theres a reason - and its not HTC based.

The people I work for now (besides my selling online which has always been job #2) bring in CONTAINERS of LEGO and other toys and they are DIRECT with many large companies.

The point is that you HAVE NO IDEA what ecommerce is about, how it works, or the internal workings of these companies. Just shooting off your mouth about how great eBay is because you sell a few rusty 2nd hand TOOLS, DOESNT qualify you as an expert in anything (besides tightening screws on some hand glider).

I appreciate the nonsense you post - its always good for a laugh.  

by: David Steiner

You're both going to have to take it down a few notches. Really not interested in hosting a pissing contest in these blog comments.

by: Bill

David,

Here, here and Amen.

by: blueribbon1844

"compressed, simplified search"

This is like when the ebay Moderator admitted they have a set of secret policies? No one knows what anything really means at Ebay, and they sure never explain it the same twice, or answer the question at all.

"Compressed" could mean HIDING sellers items even deeper in search, esp if they aren't Sponsored ads that Scambay can make more money on.  

by: Rexford

David,

There is a self-admitted drug user on this site, (I call him the elephant in the room), that continues to cause drama and antagonize readers and respondents on ecommercebytes.  Will this ever be addressed?   I am pretty sure that you and Ina are big proponents of free speech, and I applaud that, but at some point it just seems like this should be addressed.  Said poster has already been banned from the eBay boards for this exact reason.  I write this with the most utmost respect for what you and Ina do, and I am grateful.

by: eBay Shill Buster

Tool is real and tells the truth as he sees it, so please don't try to get other members banned for your own selfish reasons.

by: toolguy

@Rexford

"Said poster has already been banned from the eBay boards for this exact reason."

I'm posting on the community boards DAILY. You can find me on the seller forums! (I'm a very popular poster and everyone knows me)

Just because I'm not a eBay whiner don't throw stones at me.

David & Ina have allowed me to post here for a reason.

Discussions CANNOT be one sided and I'm the POSITIVE here vs most of the NEGATIVE.

PS: I'm not a drug user! Cannabis is legal where I live (California)

If anyone should be banned maybe it's YOU!

Oh, and if you don't know my eBay ID it's z50com or vw

by: toolguy

OMG!

ESB, are you sticking up for me?

Thanks, I really appreciate that. . .

by: Marie

Each of us have the right to our own opinions.  Some of us feel passionately about certain subjects, which is evident by some of the posts.  Often times those with a different opinion than others end up in a debate with another poster or two.  Because someone has a different opinion does not mean they somehow lose the right to voice it.

by: Volvo351

When I see a real search that works, with useful features, I'll believe it. I was in IT for three decades. It's not hard to figure out algorithms and options that quickly narrow a search. One thing that's definitely needed is an EXCLUDE function. No, not just on price, either. And you need to enforce policies against keyword spamming.

by: eXtinctBay

@Marie

We are able to voice our opinion freely on ECB, which is a wonderful thing.

And we all occasionally agree to disagree, and are passionate about our businesses. Fine.

But this should not be a forum for personal attacks or comparing resumes. Or, as David put it, a "pissing contest".

I also applaud the Steiners for their fine "News. Not Spin" site.

by: Marie

@extinctbay

I completely agree.  I was more responding to the shout out that Toolguy should be sanctioned in some way.  That may or may not be true, but fortunately it is not for me to decide.  Besides there were other posters involved in the name calling and personal attacks, this is not all about one poster.

I get it.  I've been one to feel passionately about a subject and have been known to get into some pretty heated debates on this site.  But I don't and won't attack someone personally as that has no place here.  Others find it pretty easy to go there, I just don't see the need for it.

I also FIRMLY agree with you that this site is well constructed and very well ran.  It is a place where we get important news to help keep us informed while allowing us to discuss the news being presented.

by: David Steiner

"Will this ever be addressed?"

Yes. I'll address it right now. We don't require background checks to use these blogs. There aren't many rules, except having a valid email address to verify your account. I do expect some civility and a little self-restraint when posting here.

What you do (or anyone else does) on your own time is not my concern.
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