Richard Branson and an alternative to eBay
c0l1n_a...@hotmail.co.uk
feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
Dave
<c0l1n_a...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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>A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
> feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
> http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
Again, why reinvent the wheel? Use craigslist. Since I found that I
haven't visited ebay once, and I don't miss ebay. -Dave
rjn
> A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON ...
Why him? For the "Virgin" branding?
He doesn't need any money it might make, and unless
its done with great care, the cheesed off buyers and
sellers it would almost surely create, would sour on
the other Virgin products.
> ... to look in to the feasibility of creating a website
> to compete with eBay.
If Virgin were interested, they could have bought and
re-branded any number of wannabees over the last
few years, most recently BidVille.
Creating a new one from scratch is daunting.
Knowing what eBay/Ostock/Bidville/etc mistakes to
avoid requires having paid deep attention to the
on-line auction marketplace (something even eBay
fails at).
Only The Don is up to this task.
Petition him.
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drugs began to take hold. I remember c0l1n_a...@hotmail.co.uk saying
something like:
>A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
>feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
>http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
I can see more use in asking Yahoo to come back into the UK auction
arena.
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dimview
On Sat, 31 May 2008 15:42:46 -0700 (PDT), c0l1n_a...@hotmail.co.uk
wrote:
>A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
>feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
>http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
I think George W. Bush should create a website to compete with eBay.
Then after a few hundred listings he could put a "Mission
Accomplished" banner on the homepage.
dimview.
2nz
> Only The Don is up to this task.
> Petition him.
<Jim Morrison voice>
"YOU CANNOT PETITION THE DON!!!!!"
2nz
> On Sat, 31 May 2008 15:42:46 -0700 (PDT), c0l1n_all_c...@hotmail.co.uk
> wrote:
>
> >A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
> >feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
> >http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
>
> I think George W. Bush should create a website to compete with eBay.
> Then after a few hundred listings he could put a "Mission
> Accomplished" banner on the homepage.
I can see that.
With a supplier like Halliburton, why not?
Paralle...@gmail.com
> On Sat, 31 May 2008 15:42:46 -0700 (PDT), c0l1n_all_c...@hotmail.co.uk
> wrote:
>
> >A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
> >feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
> >http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
>
> I think George W. Bush should create a website to compete with eBay.
> Then after a few hundred listings he could put a "Mission
> Accomplished" banner on the homepage.
>
> dimview.
THAT'S the best idea, yet.
Lumpy
> <Jim Morrison voice>
>
> "YOU CANNOT PETITION THE DON!!!!!"
<Elvis Voice>
PETITION...Torments my heart
PETITION...Keeps us apart
PETITION...Why torture me...
Lumpy
You Played on Lawrence Welk?
Yes but no blue notes. Just blue hairs.
Lumpy
> I think George W. Bush should create a website to compete with eBay.
> Then after a few hundred listings he could put a "Mission
> Accomplished" banner on the homepage.
All he'd need would be a small newcueless of
dedicated traders to make it happen.
Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke
2nz
> 2nz wrote:
> > <Jim Morrison voice>
>
> > "YOU CANNOT PETITION THE DON!!!!!"
>
> <Elvis Voice>
>
> PETITION...Torments my heart
> PETITION...Keeps us apart
> PETITION...Why torture me...
negative feedback:
Petition yer pipe and smoke it.
PeterD
wrote:
>A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
>feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
>http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
Bwa-ha-ha-ha... Next!
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
>
> Again, why reinvent the wheel? Use craigslist. Since I found that I
> haven't visited ebay once, and I don't miss ebay. -Dave
For one thing, Craiglist is for private-party sellers, not people
seeking to earn an under-the-table income, and if you are found out,
your posts start getting flagged off and you can get restricted or
banned from the site.
Other than that, I LOOOOVE Craigslist!
Ignoramus6145
I am not sure if you can get banned, but Craigslist has only a very
limited usability.
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>
> I am not sure if you can get banned, but Craigslist has only a very
> limited usability.
Yes, you can get banned, and it may have a limited usability, but what
it does, they sure got it right. It wasn't designed for money-making
but for connecting people with others in their own neighborhood -- a
virtual community bulletin board.
tpow
"Dave" <no...@nohow.not> wrote in message
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and who owns Craigslist.............yes, ebay.
Niel J Humphreys
news:48adnU_gc_kCz9_V...@bt.com...
Really? So why are Ebay sueing Craglist at the moment?
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clams_casino
It's also a great source for spamming get-rich-quick scams all across
the country. Ever check out the want ads?
Lumpy
[craigslist]
> It's also a great source for spamming
> get-rich-quick scams all across
> the country. Ever check out the want ads?
If you're a Mormon girl living in Mesa, there's
no better place than craigslist to find a place
to get started in your nude modeling carreer.
"No budget for salary just yet, but you will
get copies of all the photos for your portfolio"
Dave Liquorice
>> and who owns Craigslist.............yes, ebay.
>
> Really? So why are Ebay sueing Craglist at the moment?
If "eBay" have any trademarks or other patents etc that they feel
"Craigslist" is using without permission they *have* to pursue
"Craigslist" for such infringement. Even if both are owned by the same
"holding" company. Otherwise others can use "eBays" lack of defence of
such things against "eBay" should "eBay" try and take them to court over
similar "infringements".
Does that make sense?
From the borrom of the Craigslist Factsheet:
http://www.craigslist.org/about/factsheet.html
Q: Is there a connection between craigslist and eBay?
A: eBay acquired 25% of the equity in craigslist from a former shareholder
in august of 2004.
So eBay don't own Craigslist outright, they do have a significant
shareholding.
--
Cheers
Dave.
clams_casino
>clams_casino wrote:
> [craigslist]
>
>
>>It's also a great source for spamming
>>get-rich-quick scams all across
>>the country. Ever check out the want ads?
>>
>>
>
>If you're a Mormon girl living in Mesa, there's
>no better place than craigslist to find a place
>to get started in your nude modeling carreer.
>
>"No budget for salary just yet, but you will
>get copies of all the photos for your portfolio"
>
>
>
>
It's also become a widely used source for prostitutes.
h
"Dave Liquorice" <allsortsn...@howhill.com> wrote in message
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errors, and the unnecessary quotation marks, what you wrote was nearly
unreadable.
Lumpy
> It's also become a widely used source for prostitutes.
In New Mexico it's a a source for widely used prostitutes.
Lumpy
How do you do that AM radio voice?
Doesn't matter. Nobody listens to AM anymore.
clams_casino
>clams_casino wrote:
>
>
>>It's also become a widely used source for prostitutes.
>>
>>
>
>In New Mexico it's a a source for widely used prostitutes.
>
>
>
>
Craigslist has been a blessing for wide prostitutes.
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
>
> and who owns Craigslist.............yes, ebay.
eBay doesn't not own Craigslist. A disgruntled former employee who
owned somewhere in the neighborhood of 20% of Craigslist sold his stock
to eBay.
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
>
> Really? So why are Ebay sueing Craglist at the moment?
What I understand from reading the people who follow such things is that
it is ultimately probably a precursor to a hostile takeover attempt,
which apparently is eBay's standard operating procedure or, if I may,
their M.O.
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
James E. Morrow
post does correctly reflect patent and copyright law. The axiom is
"Defend it or lose it."
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Lumpy
> ... However his post does correctly reflect
> patent and copyright law. The axiom is
> "Defend it or lose it."
Arrrngh. You're guessing at trademark,
not patent or copyright.
So he's incorrect and difficult to understand.
You're just plain incorrect.
And neither concept seems to have a thing
to do with the topic of eBay's
relationship to craigslist.
I hope I spelled Craig correctly.
Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke
Lumpy
> Craigslist has been a blessing for wide prostitutes.
I wonder who would give a blessing to wide prostitures?
Surely the pope frowns on fat chicks and/or prostitution?
Ignoramus31682
Well, I do need something where I can make money, not just unload old
couches.
Weird Beard
<sam...@TRASHsonic.net> wrote the following in alt.marketing.online.ebay:
Not to say that a hostile takeover is a "nice" thing, but it's not
neccesarily illegal. And if Craigslist really ticked off an employee with
20% stock THAT bad it would've been SOMEBODY if not eBay buying a seat on
the board.
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h
"James E. Morrow" <jamese...@email.com> wrote in message
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I have no idea if that is correct for patents or copyrights, but it is
certainly true for trademarks. I have had to defen my own on several
occasions. The cease and desist letter is your friend :)
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
>
> Not to say that a hostile takeover is a "nice" thing, but it's not
> neccesarily illegal. And if Craigslist really ticked off an employee with
> 20% stock THAT bad it would've been SOMEBODY if not eBay buying a seat on
> the board.
Well, If eBay takes over CL, for sure it will be to shut them down or
change them into a mini-eBay, in which case droves of people just like
me will leave.
Craig Newmark has already said (at the time of that stock sale) that he
realized in retrospect it was a bad decision to give that person so much
stock. It's a privately-held corporate, and eBay does not have a seat
on the board, and I think that is part of why they are so miffed,
although they claim they are suing because CL is not giving them the
return on their investment that they expected to get.
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
>>
>> Yes, you can get banned, and it may have a limited usability, but what
>> it does, they sure got it right. It wasn't designed for money-making
>> but for connecting people with others in their own neighborhood -- a
>> virtual community bulletin board.
>
> Well, I do need something where I can make money, not just unload old
> couches.
Then you need to find something besides Craigslist, which was not
intended for that.
Ignoramus31682
Yep. I think that it is more of a "community service" than a "robust
selling platform".
Another issue is that craigslisters are flaky and I get about 40% of
no shows.
Lumpy
> Another issue is that craigslisters
> are flaky and I get about 40% of
> no shows.
Shopping victoriously for used tires.
Lumpy
You were the Ken-L-Ration St Bernard?
Yes. My dog's bigger.
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Zimmy
<c0l1n_a...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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>A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
> feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
> http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
lol
Next you'll be saying Microsoft should create a search engine to compete
with Google!
Z
higher elvisarchy
"2nz" <U.Betc...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On May 31, 4:55 pm, rjn <email4...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Only The Don is up to this task.
>> Petition him.
>
> <Jim Morrison voice>
>
> "YOU CANNOT PETITION THE DON!!!!!"
>
>
Seerialmom
> <c0l1n_all_c...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:36baf20e-ad51-4133...@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com...
>
> >A petition to call on SIR RICHARD BRANSON to look in to the
> > feasibility of creating a website to compete with eBay.
>
> >http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/19657.html
>
> haven't visited ebay once, and I don't miss ebay. -Dave
Besides that, Richard Branson has too many adventures to take...why
would he bother with some boring web auction site?
tpow
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ahh the old double negative............20% is well 20% give it a few more
months my dear.
Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
I am sorry for the double negative -- my text expander that I use for
work (that does things like change "egd" to "esophagogastroduodenoscopy"
once I hit the space bar) must have done that and I missed catching it
Truthfully, eBay does NOT own a controlling interest in CL, and CL
doesn't want them to own a controlling interest.
Donna
@mid.individual.net:
> Shopping victoriously for used tires.
I thought it was winning victoriously?
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