I got an answer from the USPS, and they say it’s an eBay matter: I understand you are frustrated with the fees you are going to be charged when using eBay’s services. I apologize for the inconvenience, however, we do not have anything to do with, nor have any control over what eBay chooses to [...]
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eBay’s New Fees Are Legal, Albeit Shady
March 19, 2011
The USPS Has Apparently Been Lied To By eBay
March 18, 2011
The United States Postal Service is apparently unclear about what it is that eBay is planning to do. They think that eBay is charging a fee on the shipping through their discounted sponsor shipping services. They don’t understand that eBay is charging a fee based on the total amount of sales, not a fee for [...]
Requested Legal Clarification for eBay’s New Shipping Surcharge
March 16, 2011
I’ve written to the U.S. postal service about eBay charging fees for shipping, but doing nothing to earn them. The case number is HQ104683613. I encourage others to write them too, and if there are any lawyers or postal workers who could clear things up, please comment.
Oh and one more thing: eBay Product Search is Rigged
March 16, 2011
Since eBay is probably going to die, I might as well let the cat out of the bag. eBay’s product search is rigged. So that you can replicate my results and see it for yourself, I’ll tell you how I figured it out. If you’ve been wondering why on such a big site with so [...]
eBay Plans to Charge Final Value Fees for Shipping Costs
March 16, 2011
In an announcement about changes to their fee structure coming in April, eBay has posted that they’re going to now count shipping costs towards the final value fee. This means that if you win something for $0.99 that costs $2.00 to ship, instead of taking a fee off the 99 cents, they’re going to take [...]
eBay Losing Artists, Gaining Sweatshops
January 11, 2011
As a long time eBay shopper and seller, it pains me to say that artists and makers of hand made crafts are leaving eBay in droves. Some aren’t even giving it a chance. The reason is the fees and the competition with mass produced goods. I personally still like eBay for some things. I’m able [...]
Apostrophes and Backslashes Problem With WordPress
January 13, 2010
It looks like the problem with quotes and apostrophes in WordPress is back. It seems to be striking at random. Not all sites are affected, but many people are having issues with unwanted back slashes proliferating when they edit their posts. It’s hard to say if it’s the server’s problem or WordPress’s. I’ll post information [...]
Inaccurate or False Information Might Kill Some Megasites
January 11, 2010
The changes in Google‘s algorithm and policies has many megasites squirming. For awhile, many were dominating the “web waves” by providing an easy way for experts in a variety of topics who maybe weren’t expert webmasters, to create visually appealing sites in a jiffy. Even better, many were able to make money through affiliate and [...]
A Very Annoying Trend: Transparent Popovers
January 4, 2010
Little is more annoying to any site member than popups. In that small group of things that are actually more annoying are transparent popovers. I don’t know exactly how these became popular. I’m considering blaming Facebook. Why in the world any site that isn’t Facebook is using them is beyond me. Maybe they don’t read [...]
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