Authorities frustrated over high amounts of fraud on eBay

[knyghtbyte]

the company i work for in the UK sees ebay as a competitor in a few areas, but not all, and for a while we were losing some customers in those areas........recent times tho they all been phoning back up saying how they used to use us but decided to go with ebay as it seemed better....then once they'd been ripped off or mucked around so much they figured we were better after all for what they needed....heh...

ebay wanna be careful, get too dodgy and their customer base will disappear very quickly leaving just weirdos plying a few odd things.......not enough to sustain what they've become administration wise....

 

[vegetation]

Guess we'll wait and see. With google's power it could be an instant success, especially if they make it free (which shouldn't be a problem for them I would think). However, displacing Ebay or giving it some good competition would be pretty difficult I think...

Actually, Google's power would transfer very little to an auction venue. Yes, they have technical talent but that's not the main ingredient needed here. Customer service is a big factor, and frankly, Google is already getting an atrotrious reputation for this with their Adwords/sense program. In fact, having an auction venue that goes bad could be the kiss of death for Google, as their name branding will become synonymous with crap/fraud.

 

[ABErickson]

I was ripped off on some software I purchased on ebay (guy sent out a CD he burned and some warez serial number to install it). It took them about a week after I notified them before they eventually shut his auctions down, over which time over 40 other people were ripped off. In the meantime, they were continuing to rack up all their ebay and paypal fees, and I didn't get squat. When they make money from fraudulent auctions (which they do all the time), something is seriously wrong. I use ebay, but when it comes to fraud they are scum. Also, I don't really see how they can say that their not involved in these transactions when they are typically the party that the money is exchanged through. I'm not a huge Google fan, but if they came up with something better I wouldn't have any trouble at all telling ebay to stick it up their ....