I have done a few searches and didn’t come up with anything.
For those of you that are just now tuning into this channel, here is the scoup.
On September 30th this year, ole eBay CEO John DonaHoe was seen blogging a video about how HOT eBay Mobile Device Sales were on his iPhone app.
He went on to brag about how well eBay Motors was doing with it’s own specific iPhone app. And claimed Motors was selling “2600 Cars EACH WEEK” with it’s iPhone app.
Donahoe went on to say how important mobile device platform coverage is for eBay.
Now far be it me to stir up any shit, BUT.. Where is it?? After all it really can’t be all that difficult to program one specifically for eBay Motors. And i can tell from the search results on this website alone there is a market for that keyword, people are searching for an “eBay Motors Android app”.
Plus if the iPhone Motors app was giving eBay Motors that many sales, I would think they would already had an Android Version out by the Christmas shopping season making them even more money!
Just think about all those car dealers with Droids, G2′s etc, scanning their newly purchased cars bar codes at auctions and uploading them to eBay Motors quick quick quick. With eBay Motors $50 per car listing fee that would add up quick!
Oh well.. It’s only unearned revenue. LOL!
So where is it?? Or was that a bunch of PR Bullshiz on this video??
In a blink of an eye i thought i saw it flash by my browser while a page was loading. Further investigation of eBay discussion boards page source code revealed a snippet of Google Analytics code embedded in the header.
Anyone that’s spent any time reading the eBay boards knows about how Nigerian Scammers try and pull the old “Cashiers Check Overpayment Scam” on sellers. It’s nothing new for eBay Motors.
eBay Seller MollysMine Board Post About Scam Buyers And eBay's Lack Of Help!
If you are planning on buying a car on eBay Motors, the time to do your homework is before bidding and winning an auction.
Most dealers are used to having inspections done and working to finalize their sale. But a private seller just want’s to be paid after his listing ends and that’s it.
Would you buy OEM Parts on eBay Motors for your Porsche?
According to this buyer, he had emailed the seller before purchasing, and his seller lied in an email that the Motor Mounts for a Porsche 928 were indeed True OEM Porsche Parts. Apparently not. The buyer is claiming the mounts are Cheap Chinese Knockoffs!
I read this post on eBay’s Motors Discussion Board this morning, from a buyer that apparently bought this 2010 Ford F-150 Pickup truck from a private seller, and was asking for advice how to pay for it and receive the title.
It’s the Holiday Season and Scammers will be working hard to try and steal your money!
This consumer was smart and asked about a suspected fraudulent website on eBay’s Motors Discussion Board. Most of the regulars are quite net savvy, but one did claim the site in question was indeed legit!
That normally means that the hosting company shut the site down. Yahoo! was the registrar and web hosting company for this scam website.
Folks always beware if an advertisement is offing something at a really low price. That’s the 1st BIG RED FLAG of a SCAM! Any website or listing that does . . . → Read More: Looks Like Yahoo! Pulled The Plug On Bestatvstore.com
eBay considers a Car SOLD when it gets a bid or reaches the sellers reserve.
They also naturally consider a fixed price listing SOLD when someone clicks the Buy Now Button. But in the real world a vehicle is not sold until the deal is done and it’s paid for.
This poster on eBay’s Motors Forums claimed he was redirected to www.bestatvstore.com after clicking on an eBay internal link. That sounds like another eBay XSS Redirect that has been uncorrected for many years.
So apparently this eBay discussion board poster bought an old car “Off Of eBay Motors” and is whining about it’s condition.
But even if he had bought it ON eBay Motors by either winning an auction, or using the buy now feature, the VPP wouldn’t have covered it anyway, since it was older than 10 years. Be Advised that . . . → Read More: Can You Spot The eBay Astroturfer In The Fish Bowl??
It seems that eBay is hell bent on keeping it’s members thinking they are safe by controlling the discussions on there community forums.
Recently there have been reports of pulled current topics and posts, with the poster receiving the famous “eBay pink slap” and even permanent discussion posting banishment.
There is nothing like buying online and waiting for your item to arrive.
In another brain fart – eBay CEO John Donahoe is hoping to compete with Amazon by opening his very own Fulfillment Center. He is hoping that eBay will sell more items from Chinese sellers if buyers can get it faster.
There is nothing finer than an eBay NARU email message in the morning to chew on with my morning coffee.. LOL!
It’s your loss – not mine. The next time someone needs advice on a bad vehicle transaction, or needs advice about buying a car out of state and has title questions, . . . → Read More: Once Again.. eBay Shoots The Messenger!
About 2:00 into this video, eBay’s CEO John Donahoe proudly proclaims eBay sells 2600 Cars DAILY via their iPhone app.
Well i guess that’s possible if it’s that easy to look at a car and click the buy now button. But i have to wonder if that is media hype, or even worse, how many of those . . . → Read More: CEO Boasts eBay Motors Sells 2600 Cars Daily By iPhone App
It’s often said that “eBay Pinks” get hateful replies to any board posts they either start or engage in. Lets face it, eBay is not a happy place like it was years ago.
I previously blogged about an eBay member that gave countless hours daily helping other eBay members with problem transactions and providing links and quoting eBay policy for whatever the situation might have been.
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