John is right. This was publicly announced today. They say that they will give all sellers a two month "grace period" to get all four DSRs over 4.3, and then they are gone. I agree with Phil that this would be the height of insanity, but after all the other weird changes, I do believe they mean.
I am SO glad to have flown over the fleabay cuckoo's next! Bruce On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Phil Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I doubt very much they will do that. > > What they will do, I think, is threaten that, and the option will be if > you have less than 4.3 then you will have to pay higher listing or FVFs to > list. > > They know too many people make their livelyhood out of the decreasingly > useful site. > > Anyone who watches their "star ratings" knows that it's a system that > doesn't work, it's a system that a lot of buyers don't understand and/or > abuse and it's also a system that can be easily manipulated by the mighty > Fleabay for their own advantage - such as charging sellers higher fees if > their star ratings drop below 4.3. > > And did your "eBay rep" say that he thought it was something he thought > would upset a lot of sellers, or are they your words? Did you explain to him > how as a seller you thought this was as ridiculous as it sounds? > > Phil > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Sent:* Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:04 AM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > I just had a call from my eBay rep who wanted to let me know about all of > the changes. One thing he did say that would likely upset a lot of people is > that any seller who has a DSR star rating in any category that is below 4.3 > will "lose their selling privaleges" - ie they won't be able to sell on > eBay. > > Some very big sellers have low star ratings and will be affected by this. > > Regards > John > > > > > > > Sign up for my regular newsletter on movie memorabilia: > http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?mod=account&go=register > > Visit my Website: www.moviemem.com > > All About Australian posters: > http://search.reviews.ebay.com/members/johnwr_W0QQuqtZg > > My eBay Store and Lisitngs: http://myworld.ebay.com/johnwr/ > > Exhibitions: http://www.moviemem.com/pages/page.php?page=15 > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Joseph Bonelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Sent:* Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:42 AM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > Hi, Scott, et al, from Joe Bonelli in NOLA--- also a native of > Mississippi. > > RE: <"...Our prolific-poster-seller Bruce H is quoted.......... > ......The article says he's in West Plains, Miss. Doesn't that abbreviation > indicate Mississippi?"> > > The truth be told, it's true that quite a number of Mississippians can't > spell-- even the abbreviation ("MS") of our state. > BUT----- it is ALSO true that most Yankees don't know anything about > geography east or south of the Johnson/Nixon (or is that "Mason/Dixon?") > line. > Hence, the mis-locating of our "E-Bay-less Bro from old West Plains, MO" > > So---- ANYONE in the "nawth" could be responsible for placing the Missouri > Tornado (oops!! Sorry, Bruce!) in the middle of Elvis Country. > > Hi, Bruce! Welcome to Tupelo! > > Joe B (hiding from Faye) in NOLA > > PS-- LOL!! Joe > > --- On *Wed, 8/20/08, Scott Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Scott Burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 9:55 AM > > AP story out today about eBay. Our prolific-poster-seller Bruce H is quoted > 11 paragraphs from the bottom. Here's the link: > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080820/D92M1T580.html > > The article says he's in West Plains, Miss. Doesn't that abbreviation > indicate Mississippi? > > Scott > MoPo List Owner > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
