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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE eBay REICH

Author: Richard Bilderberg
Keywords: ebay; article; ebay essay; feedback problems; paypal
Collection: opensource

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE eBay REICH
Essay on eBay by Richard Bilderberg.
Contributors: Randy Bansa John Coleman Cam Harvey
Princeton, USA, May 2008

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: PhilipCohen - - July 3, 2009
Subject: Shill Bidding on eBay: A Case Study
For any eBay “buyers” that are interested I have done a major update to my detailed case study of shill bidding on eBay and the abuse of eBay’s proxy bidding system—all exacerbated by eBay’s introduction of “hidden bidders”—and a detailed comment on eBay’s apparent attitude thereto, still at
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=24033
Also now included is a postscript containing a response from eBay to a journalist who put the matter of these cases of shill bidding to eBay. Apparently, whereas they will not tell a reporting eBay user anything, they will give an investigative journalist a response—even if it is disingenuous.

Reviewer: Collectioner - - June 25, 2008
Subject: must-read for all!!!
This is a must read for all!

Reviewer: BettyBee - - May 22, 2008
Subject: FIVE STARS *****
FIVE STARS ***** ALL THE WAY

IF I COULD I WOULD GIVE 10/10, BUT IT ONLY GOES TO 5/5.

FIVE STARS ***** ALL THE WAY

Reviewer: professor3 - - May 13, 2008
Subject: Solid essay, well-rsearched
I enjoyed reading this essay and have forwarded it to several friends. What bothers me most about ebay, is that they are now randomly suspending users, foremost sellers, in order to follow a new business model, eliminating the small sellers. It is a crime that ebay does not share this publicly and (knowingly) wastes people's time trying to get reinstated again via fax, postal mail in, etc. Thus, wasting people's time and money, while keeping many seller's positive account balances in fees is the true crime. ebay is a waste of time.

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