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Turning The eBay Posse Into A Dot Com







Turning The eBay Posse Into A Dot Com

Turning The eBay Posse Into A Dot Com 08/27/2004 02:00 PM

Stories of eBay posses forming are becoming quite common these days. A group of buyers gets scammed by a seller who never ships any actual product, and they all get together to try to help track the scammer down. However, not nearly as much is done to stop the practice of "deadbeat bidders." These are bidders who bid up prices much higher than they should be, and after the auction closes, admits they don't have the money. While eBay's feedback system is supposed to help take care of problems like this, it's not doing enough according to some, and so they've built a business around watching out for deadbeat bidders. Basically, they try to go beyond the basic ratings services, and more actively block out questionable bidders. It seems like quite a small focus to build a business around, but if it does help sellers better sell products, it could be worthwhile. Of course, you have to wonder, if it's really any good, how long it will be before eBay simply copies it themselves? Building a business that is based entirely on improving the product of another company is always a big risk.




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