Yes, unfortunately there is no real "Amazon-like" alternative to eBay for poster sellers like there is for so many other kinds of sellers.
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:30 AM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < johnr...@moviemem.com> wrote: > Yes indeed. Many sellers rely totally on eBay for their living. It > would be devastating for them if they were banned but setting up an > alternative business outside of ebay takes a lot of time and effort and I > wonder how some people would cope. > > > > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > Websites: > www.moviemem.com > www.OzeFilm.com > www.OzeAuction.com > www.BodyCorporateNews.com > Facebook: > www.facebook.com/moviemem > Mailing Address: > John Reid > PO Box 92 > Elanora > Qld 4221 > Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Bruce Hershenson <brucehershen...@gmail.com> > *To:* JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia <johnr...@moviemem.com> > *Cc:* MoPo-L <MoPo-L@listserv.american.edu> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 07, 2013 8:54 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] Scary news for ebay sellers > > There is a really good seller near me in Springfield Missouri who sells > lots of toys on eBay. This just happened to him. No warning, no > explanation, no appeal. > > However, very fortunately for him, he took my advice a few years ago and > diversified onto his own site and as an Amazon seller, and he will survive > just fine. > > But there are *LOTS *of other eBay sellers (no doubt some of movie poster > sellers) who have all or almost all of their business based entirely on > selling on eBay, and I strongly urge them to do all they can to switch > their business model, because I am 100% convinced that eBay's goal is to > have a business where they just manage a few thousand mega-sellers, because > then they will be able to fire 90% of their staff, and make more money. > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:32 AM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < > johnr...@moviemem.com> wrote: > >> http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y13/m11/i06/s01 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA >> Websites: >> www.moviemem.com >> www.OzeFilm.com >> www.OzeAuction.com >> www.BodyCorporateNews.com >> Facebook: >> www.facebook.com/moviemem >> Mailing Address: >> John Reid >> PO Box 92 >> Elanora >> Qld 4221 >> Australia >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. 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