Comments on: eBay Aims High with WorldOfGood.com http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/ebay-aims-high-with-worldofgoodcom/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:30:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Stephanie http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/ebay-aims-high-with-worldofgoodcom/#comment-57313 Stephanie Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:52:07 +0000 #comment-57313 After reading this article and a few others about worldofgood.com I still can't help but feel that this movement is much more about world-of-good-for-ebay's-profits.com and less about becoming a leader when it comes to social and environmental responsibility. <br /> <br /> The last two sentances of the article are what really gives this away: <br /> <br /> "As with eBay's main site, WorldOfGood.com sellers pay eBay to list items for sale, and eBay takes a cut of the proceeds. All transactions are being handled by eBay's online payment service PayPal. "<br /> <br /> Ebay still gets their triple and sometimes quadruple dip into the profits of its sellers. A listing fee, a final value fee, and up to three different pay pal fee illuminate the fact that all ebay is concerned about is a profit. <br /> <br /> However it is a step in the right direction and perhaps this paves the way for another company to pick up the reigns where ebay has left them and create a real socially responsible shopping environment.<br /> <br /> Stephanie<br /> <br /> P.S. Phlago I've seen your comments on at least two of the sites I've seen this article and I can't help but feel your pushing your own website. How does this make you any better then the original?<br /> <br /> <br /> After reading this article and a few others about worldofgood.com I still can't help but feel that this movement is much more about world-of-good-for-ebay's-profits.com and less about becoming a leader when it comes to social and environmental responsibility.

The last two sentances of the article are what really gives this away:

“As with eBay's main site, WorldOfGood.com sellers pay eBay to list items for sale, and eBay takes a cut of the proceeds. All transactions are being handled by eBay's online payment service PayPal. “

Ebay still gets their triple and sometimes quadruple dip into the profits of its sellers. A listing fee, a final value fee, and up to three different pay pal fee illuminate the fact that all ebay is concerned about is a profit.

However it is a step in the right direction and perhaps this paves the way for another company to pick up the reigns where ebay has left them and create a real socially responsible shopping environment.

Stephanie

P.S. Phlago I've seen your comments on at least two of the sites I've seen this article and I can't help but feel your pushing your own website. How does this make you any better then the original?

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/ebay-aims-high-with-worldofgoodcom/#comment-57314 Stephanie Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:52:07 +0000 #comment-57314 After reading this article and a few others about worldofgood.com I still can't help but feel that this movement is much more about world-of-good-for-ebay's-profits.com and less about becoming a leader when it comes to social and environmental responsibility. <br /> <br /> The last two sentences of the article are what really gives this away: <br /> <br /> "As with eBay's main site, WorldOfGood.com sellers pay eBay to list items for sale, and eBay takes a cut of the proceeds. All transactions are being handled by eBay's online payment service PayPal. "<br /> <br /> Ebay still gets their triple and sometimes quadruple dip into the profits of its sellers. A listing fee, a final value fee, and up to three different pay pal fee illuminate the fact that all ebay is concerned about is a profit. <br /> <br /> However it is a step in the right direction and perhaps this paves the way for another company to pick up the reigns where ebay has left them and create a real socially responsible shopping environment.<br /> <br /> Stephanie<br /> <br /> P.S. Phlago I've seen your comments on at least two of the sites I've seen this article and I can't help but feel your pushing your own website. How does this make you any better then the original?<br /> <br /> <br /> After reading this article and a few others about worldofgood.com I still can't help but feel that this movement is much more about world-of-good-for-ebay's-profits.com and less about becoming a leader when it comes to social and environmental responsibility.

The last two sentences of the article are what really gives this away:

“As with eBay's main site, WorldOfGood.com sellers pay eBay to list items for sale, and eBay takes a cut of the proceeds. All transactions are being handled by eBay's online payment service PayPal. “

Ebay still gets their triple and sometimes quadruple dip into the profits of its sellers. A listing fee, a final value fee, and up to three different pay pal fee illuminate the fact that all ebay is concerned about is a profit.

However it is a step in the right direction and perhaps this paves the way for another company to pick up the reigns where ebay has left them and create a real socially responsible shopping environment.

Stephanie

P.S. Phlago I've seen your comments on at least two of the sites I've seen this article and I can't help but feel your pushing your own website. How does this make you any better then the original?

]]> By: Phlago http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/ebay-aims-high-with-worldofgoodcom/#comment-57315 Phlago Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:29:29 +0000 #comment-57315 Too little too late for FEEbay. Their corporate greed has gotten in the way for to long, its alienated those of us who actually made them. (Who they forgot about).<br /> <br /> I myself use <a href="http://www.alsoshop.com" title="www.alsoshop.com" target="_blank" ref="nofollow">www.alsoshop.com</a> - And other auction alternatives, and have never looked back at the fee beast! Too little too late for FEEbay. Their corporate greed has gotten in the way for to long, its alienated those of us who actually made them. (Who they forgot about).

I myself use http://www.alsoshop.com – And other auction alternatives, and have never looked back at the fee beast!

]]> By: Phlago http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/ebay-aims-high-with-worldofgoodcom/#comment-57316 Phlago Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:29:29 +0000 #comment-57316 Too little too late for FEEbay. Their corporate greed has gotten in the way for to long, its alienated those of us who actually made them. (Who they forgot about).<br /> <br /> I myself use <a href="http://www.alsoshop.com" title="www.alsoshop.com" target="_blank" ref="nofollow">www.alsoshop.com</a> - And other auction alternatives, and have never looked back at the fee beast! Too little too late for FEEbay. Their corporate greed has gotten in the way for to long, its alienated those of us who actually made them. (Who they forgot about).

I myself use http://www.alsoshop.com – And other auction alternatives, and have never looked back at the fee beast!

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