RARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHH!!!! I'm sorry its really irritating me, and I have to say something.

As of late, I've had an excess of stuff around that I don't need anymore, some of which include a Samsung Instinct, which I couldn't activate because of Sprint's stupid "YOU NEED AN EVERYTHING PLAN" policy (Even though I had an unlimted data pack before). Anyways, I sold the phone, and now this guy is salty probably because he doesn't like the phone. He sent me a message because "the phone is activated on another line", "bad esn" blab-blab-blab. And don't get me started on the last phone I bought from some guy.

On top of that, I've been getting my christmas shopping for my friends done early, so I don't look like an asshat waiting for stuff to show up to exchange gifts. Anyways, its clear that people are jacking up the prices, because all of the bidders are "Anonmyous", and when I give up, 20 minutes later, it shows up as a "Second chance offer", at my last bid. How convenient.

Why are people so damn ill willed, greedy, and fickle? Especially on ebay. My vengeful side is really starting to rear its flaming head.

Sorry to hear your having troubles. Gotta say though that I gave up selling/buying stuff on E-bay over a year ago. I was in the same boat as you. Nobody could be made happy, stuff I purchased never showing up. It became more hassle than the couple bucks I made where worth.

Friends and relatives get gift cards. The only people I still buy gifts for are my parents, my sister and myself. They are alot harder to disappoint.

This is the one of the many reasons they are laying off 10% of their workforce. Everything is changing to more of an online store than a dam honest auction site.

Go figure, the ESN IS clear like I KNEW it was. Go Sprint CSR for actually doing something right for once!

I hear you Yunk. This is the stuff that sours the experience. They should charge extra fees for giving out second chance offers and when the item does not sell because of high reserve or initial selling price.

I've got a rating of at least 150 on eBay but I won't be going back. Management there has killed the goose that laid that golden egg.

Paypal only?
No buyer rating?
Insane fees?
SKYPE?

I understand the shareholders want their financial returns but that doesn't mean I have to do business there. I'm moving small dollar items for the most part and some of what I have is unlikely to get a bid at any price.

EBay has forgotten a very important lesson: don't make doing business with you hard, or your customers [and it's sellers that are the customers - not buyers] will leave. And we have. in proverbial droves.

EBay really doesn't want us onesy-twosy folks anymore - they want just Power Sellers who can put up with the stupid-hoops and chargebacks and what-n-all because they move US$50,000 a month and really only need eBay as an online conduit.

So be it. MTV doesn't show music videos anymore. Intel once said it never wanted to be in the microprocessor business. eBay isn't an auction site.

-MF