eBay

ronaldtomrom · ‎24-07-2014

Does eBay use its market power to play or be used for politics?

bankhaunter · ‎24-07-2014

They did once strongly suggest members sign a petition to change an EU regulation to do with what a brand owner could do to restrict who sold their brand.

http://tamebay.com/2009/09/750000-sign-petition-to-end-unfair-trade-practices.html

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hawquesgallery · ‎24-07-2014

i doubt it, as ebay do not have specific market power, other than some power in the online platform facility market

ronaldtomrom · ‎24-07-2014

Ebay is a multinational corporation with a 16 billion revenue last year. It needs to be taken down a peg or two by the creation of a suitable alternative.

It has been involved in political controversy and it has bent to political pressure by the US government in the past.

'How can you take eBay seriously?'

evoman3957 · ‎24-07-2014

eBay are there to be used, people shop where they get what they want, at the price they want, if it's eBay fine; if not they'll go somewhere else...................if people want loyalty in this life, I suggest they buy a Dog !!

hawquesgallery · ‎24-07-2014

@ronaldtomrom wrote:
Ebay is a multinational corporation with a 16 billion revenue last year. It needs to be taken down a peg or two by the creation of a suitable alternative.

It has been involved in political controversy and it has bent to political pressure by the US government in the past.

'How can you take eBay seriously?'

i'm not particularly impressed by it's revenue as a measure of success when one compares with other entities

i think ebay take themselves 'down a peg or two' quite adequately by themselves

and don't think the creation of a similar venture is worth the financial input, as i think ebay, by definition of what it is, is inherently flawed - alternatives already exist in all conventional forms

but i am aware of an entity who is looking into such a mechanism

i don't take ebay too seriously other than i ride the flow, but i ride many flows