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Subject:	Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2000 16:35:39 GMT
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Scott E. Sanburn wrote: > > < cross posted to off-topic.debate > > > Rob, > > Rob Doucette wrote: > > > > Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message > > news:FoI12z.2E2@lugnet.com... > > > > > > Paul Davidson wrote in message ... > > > > Like this one. Took forever to load, too. > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=238811222 > > > > > > Yep, I saw one of that guy's auctions. I was moderately interested, but > > > decided not to bid just because of the obnoxious description. eBay needs • to > > > set some limits on auction descriptions. I think they should be limited to > > > plain old text, plus pictures of the actual item (with perhaps a single > > > graphic logo allowed). > > > > Sounds like censorship. Sellers should be allowed to design their listings > > anyway they want to (within the bounds of decency of course ;-). Buyers can > > cast their vote of acceptability by not bidding. > > That is true, in terms of not bidding if you don't like it, but Ebay is > a private firm (AFAIK), and they can impose whatever they want in terms > of you using their facility. If you don't like their limits, don't use > it. They do have that "I agree to all of these terms, click the box, > etc." in their user agreements. And eBay does have an interest in the listings being useable by people. If too many listings are unuseable, people will be less likely to use eBay, also, if the useablility of the listing eliminates a bidder or two, eBay may realize less revenue than they might otherwise. -- Frank Filz ----------------------------- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com

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		Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
He said... (...) limited to (...) single (...) I said... (...) listings (...) Buyers can (...) Someone else said... (...) True. (...) Also, true. Maybe they could put a little annoying gif next to the listing like hot, gallery, etc. -Rob. (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)

		Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
(...) I think what I'd most like to see are ebay "preferred forms" to still allow users to select which they'd like the most (also show the popularity of each form), and alternatively (if you REALLY want your own format) you can do it, but a little (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)

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		Re: Some auction pages just hurt your eyes.
< cross posted to off-topic.debate > Rob, (...) That is true, in terms of not bidding if you don't like it, but Ebay is a private firm (AFAIK), and they can impose whatever they want in terms of you using their facility. If you don't like their (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.auction)

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