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U.S. | Indymedia | Labor & WorkersEBay buyers & sellers - Join the EBay strike - 2/18 - 2/25
EBay buyers and sellers - Join the EBay strike - February 18 to 25 - don't cross the virtual picket line!  ebayboycott_1.jpg EBay is a huge business which helps people to buy and sell on the internet. It enables many individuals to earn a living or supplement their income with a small business they can run from home, whether homebound, a student, single parent, disabled, etc, etc, Medium sized businesses also use this venue.
It benefits buyers and the environment by effectively recycling used goods, frequently at lower prices than are found elsewhere. It is a resource which should not be run for huge personal profits, yet it charges these small business people fees which are too large, as does its affiliate, PayPal, also a huge business. Buyers are concerned that the strike message may not get out to enough people to make a difference - so do what you can to spread the word. Help this local economy to thrive and support all its members and clients. A SELLER'S MESSAGE: I wanted to make you aware that I, and 1,000s of other eBay buyers and sellers are participating in a boycott of eBay from Feb. 18-25th. Many are leaving eBay for good. We are upset because eBay is raising Final Value Fees again (from 5.25% to 8.75% for auctions, from 10% to 12% for stores) and because they are requiring sellers to leave ONLY positive feedback for all transactions, even if they were scammed by a buyer. Buyers will still be able to leave positive or negative feedback. I hope you will be able to join the boycott. To find out more about it: http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=1000636290&start=0 You can also Google eBay boycott for more info. A BUYER'S MESSAGE: Feb-14-08 09:39 PST 9075 of 9081 I am a buyer - my seller directed me here and to u-tube for information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4MtVPuU9-Q (and others there) about the strike. I will absolutely support it, and tell anyone I know who uses eBay to tell their friends and maybe their sellers. I will sign the Petitions on Line: http://www.petitiononline.com/FUF/petition.html also http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayfee/petition.html EBay is an important public service and should not be used for profiteering. The sellers and buyers need to have a say in how it is run. Good luck in getting the word out. I will try to get my local community radio station to carry a news item about this and will send a news item to my local Indy Media (online news source, anyone may post). Why not post to your local Indy Media? Go to http://www.IndyBay.org for a list of them. Sorry, the first (sellers') petition address should be:
http://www.petitiononline.com/FVF/petition.html The number of folks supporting the idea that eBay has simply gone too far is growing hourly, day by day.
The noise from the flea market that Johnny doesn't like is increasing in volume. More and more people are talking about the eBay Boycott or the eBay Strike. This thread and the message it represents is spreading. We need to keep it up relentlessly. The more widespread the message is about eBay's users revolting, the more likely it is that even greater numbers of eyeballs will learn about this uprising. The more often the news of this rebellion is seen and talked about, the wider yet it will spread. Anything that places the news of what eBay has done to cause this remarkable outcry from eBay members of all types will cause more and more and more publicity. eBay doesn't want this type of publicity. This publicity, if loud enough, and widespread enough, is probably the actual straw that will break the camel's back. The unity here is phenomenal, the momentum is building, and the din from the troops is beginning to become deafening. Don't let the roar subside one iota... build it up to a thundering crescendo folks. -------------------------- NO, Selling, NO Buying, NO Watching, NO Nothing BOYCOTT VICTORIOUSLY |
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