nate10184
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I was using ebay today and it occurred to me that it has to be the worst major web company out there. My thoughts:
1. The recent redesign is terrible. They had a perfectly functional user interface before and tried to modernize it with "web 2.0" type quirks. Now half of my old saved searches don't work and any new search format somehow misses a lot of auctions. Also if you change one field of the search it takes you back to square one instead of incorporating that new field into the current results.
2. I generally don't pay much attention to the recommendations ebay gives me but when I do I always note how poor they are. Why would you recommend me a shoe in size 7 if I'm looking at a size 12 and always search for size 12. Same goes for suits in different sizes than the ones you're looking at. I also notice that the recommendations on the main page are always obscure. I look at dress clothing items probably 95% of the time yet I still get bombarded with recommendations for sneakers that I searched for once maybe 6 months ago.
3. They've raised fees considerably and basically screwed over small sellers (or so it appears from reading seller's comments here). Given the current economic conditions ebay is theoretically positioned to kill in this market. People are going to be liquidating the shopping extravaganza they've been on over the last 5 years and ebay would be a great place to do so. Instead they're focusing on power sellers who peddle mostly new items.
Surprise surprise that they're recent earnings have been abysmal. Of course it's the economy's fault not theirs.
1. The recent redesign is terrible. They had a perfectly functional user interface before and tried to modernize it with "web 2.0" type quirks. Now half of my old saved searches don't work and any new search format somehow misses a lot of auctions. Also if you change one field of the search it takes you back to square one instead of incorporating that new field into the current results.
2. I generally don't pay much attention to the recommendations ebay gives me but when I do I always note how poor they are. Why would you recommend me a shoe in size 7 if I'm looking at a size 12 and always search for size 12. Same goes for suits in different sizes than the ones you're looking at. I also notice that the recommendations on the main page are always obscure. I look at dress clothing items probably 95% of the time yet I still get bombarded with recommendations for sneakers that I searched for once maybe 6 months ago.
3. They've raised fees considerably and basically screwed over small sellers (or so it appears from reading seller's comments here). Given the current economic conditions ebay is theoretically positioned to kill in this market. People are going to be liquidating the shopping extravaganza they've been on over the last 5 years and ebay would be a great place to do so. Instead they're focusing on power sellers who peddle mostly new items.
Surprise surprise that they're recent earnings have been abysmal. Of course it's the economy's fault not theirs.