eBay database hacked and 148 million accounts affected

[Kritic]

A truly pathetic company that likely won't and shouldn't exist in the next few decades.

ebay has been here for a while now. their fees weren't that bad when yahoo was around.... then they knocked them off. bought paypal and "only offer protection when transactions are paid through paypal".

 

[L&HH]

A truly pathetic company that likely won't and shouldn't exist in the next few decades.

fukk those muhfukkas . PayPal just shut my shyt down a month ago. "large shifts in business practices" . I just use eBay as an advertising platform. Put your product up and tell ppl to just send you a message and exchange emails. This is obviously infeasible if your dealing with large volume

What makes you think they won't exist in a few decades?

 

[L&HH]

If you really want me to rant...

Horrible fees. Everything from charging a couple cents to start your auction at a certain time to double dipping by basically forcing PayPal down your throat. Pro-buyer, anti-seller. Can't even leave negative feedback for a buyer in a place full of horrendous buyers, many who don't speak English as a first language, which causes so many problems. Miserable customer service. Good luck getting anything resolved from your friendly representative in Bangalore named "Donald". Constantly changing policies that are not communicated well, such as now allowing the seller to end one item early per calendar year and anything after that is now subject to a final value fee based upon the highest bid at that time. Find out a lot the hard way there. The FedEx con. Read up on the number of people who think they're getting a good deal by using eBay's relationship with FedEx, only to get an adjustment in fees after the package is delivered. I've paid $5 to $10 more per package the past few months and just now realized what they've been doing. I have a reliable commercial scale and have never been adjusted by UPS. Pathetically buggy site. After doing upwards of 100k on there the past year, the site randomly associated my account with an email address I used on eBay 10 years ago, which wasn't verified, so it prevented me from creating a listing for Beats by Dre headphones because eBay doesn't want unverified people selling popular commercial products. I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot.

Amazon is pretty bad for sellers too, but even with the higher fees, my experience has been better there.

Eventually someone will come along and crush eBay. There's no good reasons for it to exist, except for having first-mover brand recognition and no good alternative.

PREACH!!!

After doing upwards of 100k on there the past year, the site randomly associated my account with an email address I used on eBay 10 years ago, which wasn't verified, so it prevented me from creating a listing for Beats by Dre headphones because eBay doesn't want unverified people selling popular commercial products.

It's all a part of a plan. They're trying to slowly phase out sellers so they can sell the products themselves. Your story is very common. I've heard eBay has randomly hit ppl who've been with them who've been with them for over a decade with a takedown notice and one of their requests in order for you to be able to relist is you have to reveal your supplier(s) to them.

And I wasn't aware that ppl verified or not could sell Beats in large scale (unless you mean verified by beats themselves). Idk how the whole VeRo crap works.

 

[Kritic]

my main gripe is the double dipping they do with PayPal. Should be illegal.

even worse is there "free shipping promo" encouraging sellers to give free shipping. to make even more money of their final value fee.

$400+$10 shipping= their approx. 10% final value fee off $400 is $40

$410 free shipping. 10% off $410 is $41 to ebay. and if shipping is $10 seller ends up with (410-41-10=359 before paypal fees.

vs earlier $410-40-10=$360 before other ebay (insertion) fees and paypal fees.

and should the buyer want his money back if you offered free shipping they get all their money back you lose out $410 vs $400.

and probably lose out on your product cause they'll always side with the buyer.



how much does ebay make a day?over 10 million dollars...


that free shipping bullshyt probably makes THEM a few million off sucker sellers.



















the jews at ebay and paypal have us enslaved

 

[Ohene]

A truly pathetic company that likely won't and shouldn't exist in the next few decades.

really eh? explain

 

[cook]

fukk ebay

untrustworthy site to begin with. they did another forum admin i know dirty as fukk

 

[Ohene]

If you really want me to rant...

Horrible fees. Everything from charging a couple cents to start your auction at a certain time to double dipping by basically forcing PayPal down your throat. Pro-buyer, anti-seller. Can't even leave negative feedback for a buyer in a place full of horrendous buyers, many who don't speak English as a first language, which causes so many problems. Miserable customer service. Good luck getting anything resolved from your friendly representative in Bangalore named "Donald". Constantly changing policies that are not communicated well, such as now allowing the seller to end one item early per calendar year and anything after that is now subject to a final value fee based upon the highest bid at that time. Find out a lot the hard way there. The FedEx con. Read up on the number of people who think they're getting a good deal by using eBay's relationship with FedEx, only to get an adjustment in fees after the package is delivered. I've paid $5 to $10 more per package the past few months and just now realized what they've been doing. I have a reliable commercial scale and have never been adjusted by UPS. Pathetically buggy site. After doing upwards of 100k on there the past year, the site randomly associated my account with an email address I used on eBay 10 years ago, which wasn't verified, so it prevented me from creating a listing for Beats by Dre headphones because eBay doesn't want unverified people selling popular commercial products. I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot.

Amazon is pretty bad for sellers too, but even with the higher fees, my experience has been better there.

Eventually someone will come along and crush eBay. There's no good reasons for it to exist, except for having first-mover brand recognition and no good alternative.

Alibaba?

 

[Kritic]

PREACH!!!



It's all a part of a plan. They're trying to slowly phase out sellers so they can sell the products themselves. Your story is very common. I've heard eBay has randomly hit ppl who've been with them who've been with them for over a decade with a takedown notice and one of their requests in order for you to be able to relist is you have to reveal your supplier(s) to them.

And I wasn't aware that ppl verified or not could sell Beats in large scale (unless you mean verified by beats themselves). Idk how the whole VeRo crap works.

if you make too much money on ebay they monitor you to bring you down.

ebay/paypal jews want all the money to themselves....



check how this white negro got plizaid---> eBay Top Seller Calls It Quits

Dear Ina,
I've been following your blog for a short time about how eBay is losing sellers and felt it's time for me to chime in. I am/was a seller on eBay for 13+ years but as of yesterday I was suspended for non-payment with my store that was built with my blood, sweat and tears to be closed by eBay any day now. (User ID Style-Wizard).

My story might differ from others for the fact I wasn't only a "Top seller" before the "Top Seller" designation was even released to the public, I was one of eBay's eli....

better read that everyday to remind yourself your fate...

 

[Kritic]

amazon jews aren't any better...


just save me a spot on the fema camps already.... these niccas just can't be living off me like this...

 

[无名的]

PayPal also fukks you on sales tax, which to me, is criminal. If I have an in-state purchase, eBay only charges me a final value fee based on the pre-tax revenue. PayPal takes their 2.9% plus 30 cents on the after-tax gross revenue.

A $100 California sale for me gets $100.
eBay takes $7.20. (7.2%)
PayPal takes $3.20 (2.9% + $0.30)

I get $89.60.

A $100 Ohio sale grosses me $107.50.
State of Ohio takes $7.50.
eBay takes $7.20.
PayPal takes 2.9% + $0.30 of $107.50 ($3.42)

I get $89.38.

 

[Kritic]

there are ways round ebay fees though. you gonna have to figure it out yourselves. been on ebay 6 years with 4 accounts and none of them have been banned. yet.

you can bet i ain' givin me money to jews. no one puts a battery back on my back.
i save over [radio edit]/month in fees selling ON ebay. fuq ebay.


study a system and beat it.

 

[Kritic]

just got off the phone with ebay. got scammed $978 by a buyer. they told me "write it off. should just right it off as a business loss. we can't help you. we don't care what the buyer sent you back. we decided to side with the buyer despite only you providing evidence and them being a zero feedback buyer. you can deactivate account if you want."



i'm so pissed right now. but it's all good. i'll just pull the same shyt on someone else..

 

[Marvel]

just got off the phone with ebay. got scammed $978 by a buyer. they told me "write it off. should just right it off as a business loss. we can't help you. we don't care what the buyer sent you back. we decided to side with the buyer despite only you providing evidence and them being a zero feedback buyer. you can deactivate account if you want."



i'm so pissed right now. but it's all good. i'll just pull the same shyt on someone else..

Thats messed up. Did you have a no return policy on your listing?

 

[Kritic]

Thats messed up. Did you have a no return policy on your listing?

don't mean shyt.

Seller does not offer returns.

 

[无名的]

just got off the phone with ebay. got scammed $978 by a buyer. they told me "write it off. should just right it off as a business loss. we can't help you. we don't care what the buyer sent you back. we decided to side with the buyer despite only you providing evidence and them being a zero feedback buyer. you can deactivate account if you want."



i'm so pissed right now. but it's all good. i'll just pull the same shyt on someone else..

Put us onto this con, so we can be on the lookout for it.



Good luck talking to anybody at eBay that 1) sides with the seller, 2) gives a shyt and/or 3) isn't in India and can understand your problem.

I just was on the phone with them, explaining some story about FedEx overcharging and I knew it was going to happen again, so I was calling prematurely before I was billed something outrageous and after I told my story, five minutes later the Indian rep starts talking about some shyt I didn't even mention.



eBay and FedEx got a real con going on. FedEx quotes are only "calculated", even when you put in the exact dimensions and weight. The fukk is calculated about that?



I've never been adjusted after the fact on Amazon with FedEx.

The worst... and I mean the fukking worst... I handed off a package to FedEx the other day. It was something like 40 or 50 pounds, going from Ohio to Kentucky. For some ridiculous, bugged out reason, it showed my package was picked up in San Jose, so FedEx billed me thinking the package went from CA to KY, rather than OH to KY.

Went from $18 to $41. Many people aren't meticulous like me and wouldn't even notice that, especially if you're doing heavy volume.

@Kritic

How can eBay help you when you've been conned when they're conning people every day