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Ebay lacks consistency, UI-wise. It reminds me of MySpace in the generation of Facebook, where users can use whatever visual themes they like and either include
by jameskegel 9y ago
Ebay lacks consistency, UI-wise. It reminds me of MySpace in the generation of Facebook, where users can use whatever visual themes they like and either include or omit whatever technical details they'd like. After seeing people get burned with being shipped empty boxes or just instruction manuals for games, and then the hassle they dealt with just because the seller had evasive language and fine print, I lost a lot of respect for Ebay.
Sure with Amazon, my shipper's items are all mingled together, but if I get shipped a lemon, I don't even have to worry about it being taken care of because Amazon handles that extra-mile beautifully. Ebay is borderline scams and china reseller junk most of the time. One thing that Ebay has cornered the market on, however, are items being sold for parts.
- Scoundreller 9y agoI think Ebay's value is in its flexibility: you don't need a category to sell an item. Once a particular item can be sufficiently categorized, it gets its own marketplace, like what's happened with cell phones. It happens to Craiglist all the time. E.g. Rooms for rent --> Airbnb. Craft products --> Etsy.