Wednesday, December 20, 2006

"You can get IT on eBay", If you can find IT

Today eBay's General Announcement Board contains "A Message From Gary Briggs - Holiday Marketing News". Highlighting eBay's Marketing efforts during the Holiday Season, and the efforts to get the message out "Whatever IT is, You can get IT on eBay".

While eBay has made a valiant effort to spread the slogan "Whatever IT is, you can get IT on eBay", eBay has failed to provide the method of finding "IT" easily.

For months eBay site users have raised concerns over site glitches impacting user ability to search the site and find available listings. The Search Forum on eBay displays a small number of the site issues involving the search, and some responses from eBay staff (PINKS) regarding the issues.

Other issues being reported recently include "Who Broke eBay?"

Sellers have also raised concerns over what appears to be a "Rolling Blackout" effect impacting groups of merchants at random times. According to the threads discussing these problems toggling store vacation settings ON for a few hours , and then Off again seems to temporarily correct this problem.

While many sellers have been attempting to work around the multiple glitches this Holiday Season, others report they have taken the next step in e-commerce and launched their own site.

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