[meteorite-list] [AD] Sale, Closing eBay Store, eBay Hijinks, etc.

From: Johnny Rieben <johnny_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Jul 29 23:54:41 2006
Message-ID: <001501c6b38c$5a9efcc0$d5fce404_at_thx1138>

Hi Geoff and fellow victims of 'fleabay',

Geoff I agree with you 100% and I am also seriously thinking of closing
my ebay store. I have already moved from 215 items recently to just 45
items currently. I started moving all the inexpensive items out right after
eBays ridiculous rate hike. Unfortunately I just recently pointed all the
links
on my website to eBay. This was an attempt to recoup some of my losses
by getting ebays silly 'referral credit'. Now I dont know what to do since
ebay
has sunk web search engines by buying up all the keywords options.
For small businesses who cant afford to compete this is disaster.

Best Regards,

Johnny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Notkin" <geoking_at_notkin.net>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 9:43 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] [AD] Sale, Closing eBay Store, eBay Hijinks, etc.


> Dear Listees:
>
> Greetings comrades. I found the discussion of eBay's shortcomings
> interesting. Personally, I've never been a great fan of eBay, but I
> appreciate that it works well for many of you. As one of my friends on
> the List is fond of saying, "eBay will nickel-and-dime you to death"
> and that is seeming like a very perceptive observation these days.
>
> I opened an eBay store a few months ago as an experiment, to see how I
> liked the interface. My conclusion is I don't like it, and I'm not
> paying a 500% increase in listing fees to keep it open. Instead, I will
> devote more time to my own website: http://www.aerolite.org
>
> So, I'm closing my eBay store, due to the fee increase. I have some
> nice smaller sculptural irons listed: Campo del Cielos and a few lovely
> Sikhote-Alin individuals. If you see anything you like, take 25% off.
> I'm shutting down on Monday, so don't dawdle. In fact, email me and
> purchase directly -- outside of the store -- and you can have 30% off.
> Yes, a blatant violation of eBay policy! Gee, maybe they'll shut my
> store down : )
>
> Here it is: http://stores.ebay.com/Aerolite-Meteorites-for-Sale
>
>
> On my own site I have very recently added some beautiful Canyon Diablo
> pendants, each one with a fine sculptural individual, and hand made by
> a craftsman here in AZ:
>
> http://www.aerolite.org/meteorite-jewelry.htm
>
>
> . . . and some striking new Libyan Desert Glass specimens, backlit to
> show their translucency:
>
> http://www.aerolite.org/impactites.htm
>
>
> New Canyon Diablos and Sikhotes in the Iron Meteorites Catalogue too:
>
> http://www.aerolite.org/iron-meteorites.htm
>
>
> In other news: we had a terrific rain storm, with 3 1/2 inches falling
> this morning alone in Tucson. I had three temporary ponds in my garden.
> I'd forgotten what standing water looks like!
>
> [Please note: 30% off applies to eBay store items only]
>
>
> Thanks for looking and best to all,
>
> Geoff N.
> www.aerolite.org
>
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