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Subject: Re: [OM] eBay and ethics
From: "John Petrush" <petrush@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 11:25:51 -0700
Gee, Gary, how do you *really* feel about it.???????

Still rolling on the floor laughing my .....ummmm.... tail off!
John P
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Gary Schloss <schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> opined:

>Unfortunately, the relationship between eBay and the individual
>seller is highly biased to begin with.  eBay provides absolutely
>no customary auctioneering services to either the seller or the
>buyer.  Moreover, sellers have no recourse when eBay's grossly
>inadequate network capacity and frequently crashing servers badly
>undermine their auctions.
>
>Sadly, right now there is no serious competition to eBay, and so
>its management is not too worried.  In fact, they are rushing to
>cash in with a forthcoming IPO.  Hence, I am not losing any sleep
>over a few sellers potentially defrauding eBay.  In fact, I hope
>that one of them will get smart and sue eBay's sorry ass for gross
>incompetence.




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