New Ebay Competitor

[TexasSP]

Was looking at the news and found this:

http://www.wigix.com/

News Story Here:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mar...vulnerability/

Nice alternative for those of us fed up with ebay. Ebay needs some threats to it's stance in the marketplace. It has gotten to complacent being the only taco stand and needs the stiff competition. The way users, especially sellers, have been treated as of late, I for one am happy to see this.

My main issues with ebay are:

1. Changes to the feedback system which do nothing more than hurt honest sellers and enable dishonest buyers
2. New requirements the force you to use paypal, double dipping basically
3. Listing fees that have grown outrageously high
4. Poor customer service that refuses to address any issues
5. Creating an environment that only supports the large volume sellers and ignores the little guys that ebay was built on

There are numerous other little issues but those are my hot button items.

[BrianG]

I like the AJAX search function. Not much of a selection of R/C stuff though...

[jayjay283]

wow that site blows, I was hoping for a good ebay death match. Try and sell a RC truck on there LOL how ? wont let you. They better get that figured out or its just another internet startup gets funding, pockets the money and folds

[lucias]

The guys that made this site are from E-bay... I think, I read an article about it a while ago..

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Was looking at the news and found this:

http://www.wigix.com/

News Story Here:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mar...vulnerability/

Nice alternative for those of us fed up with ebay. Ebay needs some threats to it's stance in the marketplace. It has gotten to complacent being the only taco stand and needs the stiff competition. The way users, especially sellers, have been treated as of late, I for one am happy to see this.

My main issues with ebay are:

1. Changes to the feedback system which do nothing more than hurt honest sellers and enable dishonest buyers
2. New requirements the force you to use paypal, double dipping basically
3. Listing fees that have grown outrageously high
4. Poor customer service that refuses to address any issues
5. Creating an environment that only supports the large volume sellers and ignores the little guys that ebay was built on

There are numerous other little issues but those are my hot button items.

We NEED more Taco stands.......

[trev3813]

Mmmmm Tacos!!!

[Gee]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Was looking at the news and found this:

http://www.wigix.com/

News Story Here:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/mar...vulnerability/

Nice alternative for those of us fed up with ebay. Ebay needs some threats to it's stance in the marketplace. It has gotten to complacent being the only taco stand and needs the stiff competition. The way users, especially sellers, have been treated as of late, I for one am happy to see this.

My main issues with ebay are:

1. Changes to the feedback system which do nothing more than hurt honest sellers and enable dishonest buyers
2. New requirements the force you to use paypal, double dipping basically
3. Listing fees that have grown outrageously high
4. Poor customer service that refuses to address any issues
5. Creating an environment that only supports the large volume sellers and ignores the little guys that ebay was built on

There are numerous other little issues but those are my hot button items.

Well put. I agree! I reported an obvious shill bidder sportsam123. He jacked up the prices on everything I bought from him. He used the same two accounts to bid on all his items. Never any feedback between the accounts even though those accounts won 40% of his auctions. The item they won were offered at 2nd chance offeres for the max bid of the hard working ebay buyer. If they didn't bite on the 2nd chance the item would be relisted. I gave ebay the paper trail and all. At that time you could go back through all the bids and sales for 90 days. I gave them proof. Nothing was done. Got the canned response from ebay. Then I get screwed because the buyer of a Futaba 3pm FSPro radio hooked the battery up wrong. Fried it. It worked perfectly when I sent it to him. I tried calling the guy, e-mailing him to figure out what might be wrong with it. He would not talk to me. Went straight to the dispute center. RIght there I new he must of hooked it up wrong if he would talk to me about the radio. Nothing I could do. I was forced to take back a useless radio and money was taken from me and returned to the buyer. I had no choice or say in the matter. You can sell something and put as is, no returns, all sales final. Don't mean crap. All they have to do is file a complaint saying the item was significantly different then described. The only thing that get thier attention is sales and what money they are getting. Whew! I feel better. No I don't now I'm pissed at then a-holes again. Where's the Corona? I'm checking out a different taco stand.

[TexasSP]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

wow that site blows, I was hoping for a good ebay death match. Try and sell a RC truck on there LOL how ? wont let you. They better get that figured out or its just another internet startup gets funding, pockets the money and folds

Read the article, they have serious funding behind them. I remember ebay back 10 years ago when they were still new. They were nowhere near the powerhouse they are now. It will take time, I am just glad competitors are popping up.

I think if someone could write the software, an auction site strictly for RC could be a big hit. Just takes knowledge, skills, time, and money!

[aqwut]

for sure, it's good to have some competitions.. I don't sell on ebay anymore, just such a pain in the butt now...

[notnodak]

Compitition is always good for the consumer, so I really hope this goes over big. Maybe they could partner with Amazon?

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

Read the article, they have serious funding behind them. I remember ebay back 10 years ago when they were still new. They were nowhere near the powerhouse they are now. It will take time, I am just glad competitors are popping up.

I think if someone could write the software, an auction site strictly for RC could be a big hit. Just takes knowledge, skills, time, and money!

I sent them a laundry list of things to put up for their site in respect to their toys and hobbies >rc section. I hope they take at least 1 suggestion and unlock it LOL

Ebay lost me when they quit covering non-ebay transactions. Transaction outside of Ebay, you're on your own. From what I've read, its the big institutional sellers that make ebay their money - they don't need or care about the little guys - more of a nuisance that anything.

I would welcome some serious competition against ebay, but they need to have their act together from the get go to be a player. Everyone's going to expect ebay performance and they won't get a lot of chances before they start turning off people.

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by Gee

Well put. I agree! I reported an obvious shill bidder sportsam123. He jacked up the prices on everything I bought from him. He used the same two accounts to bid on all his items. .

I think you got him LOL Hes gone... Make rcwaffle go away too ! http://myworld.ebay.com/sportsam123

[TexasSP]

and all of waffles alias' as well!

[Gee]

Even though sportsam was shill bidding. He still ended up with some good parts for the price. I would see his listings with parts I needed and looking like a good price. I felt if I ended up winning one he'd somehow screw me out of my money and the part. If he wouldn't of played like he didn't know what I was talking about when I confronted him and give me the items for the corrected winning bid. I could of been a contender w/ the supermaxx. I haven't checked out waffles too much. Turned me off when he sold an empty can of Monster drink for tweenty some dollars. Why did people even bid on a empty can? Did you guys see that? He listed it saying he bet his wife he could sell the empty can on ebay. Sure enough, but one bid would have been enough. Can't remember how many bids he got but why outbid the guy that bought it for .99 just so he could win the bet with his wife? Probably his alias outbidding each other.