May 1st Boycott
April 24, 2008
We’ve getting very close to the May 1st boycott now. We have less than a week left so it’s too late to post a seven day listing as of seven hours ago.
I’ve been busy working on a site for everyone to see. Check out fubarometer.com. It’s a simple site that shows you eBay listings count charts. I hope you find it informative and useful.
April 22nd was the 10 cent listing fee promotion for Power Sellers and it appears it had the desired effect eBay was looking for. It boosted the listings from 13.8 million to over 17.3 million. That’s a change of 3.5 million in one day. Here is the chart showing the steep rise. Just so you know that chart’s y-axis is double that of a normal day’s scale so the change is a rather drastic one. Obviously eBay is getting ready for May 1st just as we have been doing for two months now. I imagine they will likely to do another promotion for non Power Sellers just before May 1st. Next week or so is going to be very interesting since we’ll be seeing both the numbers drop from the 10 cent listing promo as well as rise from what I expect to be a big promotion in effort to further jack up the listings count.
April 27, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Hello! Just found your site and was looking at your chart of the eBay listings, which I found interesting.
I am looking for pertinent information to add to a relatively new site called Fair Shake Buyers & Sellers Network, which was created to bring all individuals and groups together who are involved in the eBay resistance effort.
We have plans to go beyond the boycott, however, and are organizing and recruiting volunteers to help people re-establish their businesses elsewhere, in the event the Boycott does not have the desired effect.
If you, or anyone you know, might be interested in joining our group for giving or receiving guidance, please visit us! We are not trying to be a replacement for any of the numerous efforts–only to be a networking point for sharing the very best from all.
Thank you!
“Firm Grip”
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