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If I Ran the eBay Zoo! RSS

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Last week on May 17th, my favorite online auction magazine Auctionbytes, ran a great little lighthearted article titled "If I Ran the eBay Zoo".  It was a takeoff on a Dr. Seuss book and it invited readers comments and suggestions concerning the recent eBay kerfuffles.
  Being a lifelong fan of Dr. Seuss, an avid follower of Auctionbytes and a 10 year eBay veteran, I had to get my two cents in, so here is what I entered on the AB blog. Why not pop on over to Auctionbytes when your done here to check out the latest in auction news? Maybe you'll be inspired to enter a comment yourself.

If I Ran the eBay Zoo

Here's what I'd do if I ran the eBay Zoo,
I put a real licensed auctioneer on the  board
Or maybe two!

I'd spit shine my support team, and suck back up to the antiques seller's.
It sometimes seems eBay hates these poor gals & fellers!

I'd get back to the business of being the best auction online,
I'd sit back in my big leather chair,
knowing things will be fine!

I'd try to correct any mistakes I surely would make,
and lose that arrogant attitude of "let them eat cake!"

And I wouldn't be afraid of Amazon, eBid, or stockholders that turn blue,
I'd just let eBay, be eBay again,
if I ran this Zoo!

You can find more of the author's work at Auctionwally.com where he writes in a much less silly manner for the most part.
Published Sunday, May 18, 2008 5:20 PM by auctionwally  

Comments

 

katquimby said:

I am new to this site, and new to ebay. Hmmm... still being cautious, so whats the real scoop??? Craigslist ain't all it's cracked up to be either. So whats a Newbie to do? I keep seeing sob storys, and don't want to be a statistic. But.. need to make a living. Suggestions?

May 18, 2008 7:36 PM
 

auctionwally said:

Sure, eBay is still a Very viable means to auction and sell on. It's just that veteran users saw how good it could be at one time and believe it can be again. There's a lot of growing pains, as with any large business.

As far as online auctions go, it will probably remain #1 for a long time.

Look straight ahead and do what you need to do to learn how to use it. Listen to veteran online sellers that have been around for a while, check out blogs and podcasts of the people doing it...ahem. Take what you need to progress, mix in enough to entertain yourself with and throw out the rest. Join in the conversation, learn as much as you can from the mistakes of others from the blogs and articles you read and you'll be fine. Your welcome to stop by at http://auctionwally.com and leave a selling question in the comment section on any post.

Good Luck

AW

May 18, 2008 11:28 PM

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About auctionwally

I'm a licensed MA auctioneer with more than 25 years in the auction business. My forte is antiques. You can also find me at Auctionwally.com and I hope you'll give a listen to The Auctionwally Show.