May 25
eBay Needs a “Come to Jesus” Moment!
We’ve all heard about the eBay seller boycott attempts over the past year and the reality is they have each failed — sellers rely too much on the income that comes from eBay to stop listing.
I’ve never been an advocate of boycotts mostly because as John Donahoe says; “With sellers, there’s nowhere else to get this volume.” source eBay Strategies.
Too many sellers are hooked on the “crack” (volume and cash flow) they are addicted and going cold turkey is too painful. eBay management knows this and uses it to their advantage.
Additional reasons boycotts don’t work:
eBay is a competitive environment and too many sellers will list items to replace those removed by the sellers who are boycotting. Until every seller acknowledges they are addicts and they want to change, boycotts will continue to fail.
eBay controls the flow of “crack” and can just “push” a listing promo, so sellers decide they just […]