Comments on: No More Bloggers on eBay http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/ A Personal Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 18:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy C. Wright http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4474 Jeremy C. Wright Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:32:58 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4474 I've got enough on my plate, thanks :p I’ve got enough on my plate, thanks :p

]]> By: Robert Scoble http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4473 Robert Scoble Thu, 09 Dec 2004 23:28:38 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4473 Hmm, you should start a blogger auction house. :-) Hmm, you should start a blogger auction house. :-)

]]> By: Jim Kukral http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4472 Jim Kukral Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:26:12 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4472 Yeah, I hear you. I took your idea and tried to auction my services off on Ebay for a local charity, but they shut me down as well. Yeah, I hear you. I took your idea and tried to auction my services off on Ebay for a local charity, but they shut me down as well.

]]> By: Jon Payne http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4471 Jon Payne Wed, 08 Dec 2004 19:57:47 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4471 I'd say it probably comes down to the difficulty involved policing services... With a lamp, cell phone or even an old grilled cheese sandwhich you have a decent idea of what you are getting and what the respective retail market value might be. With professional services it has a greater degree of variability. I've seen web design services offered many times before... perhaps they are counting the finished website as the "item". In this case you could argue your "item" is the finished posts - roughly 200 posts delivered over the course of 3 months. I’d say it probably comes down to the difficulty involved policing services… With a lamp, cell phone or even an old grilled cheese sandwhich you have a decent idea of what you are getting and what the respective retail market value might be. With professional services it has a greater degree of variability.

I’ve seen web design services offered many times before… perhaps they are counting the finished website as the “item”. In this case you could argue your “item” is the finished posts – roughly 200 posts delivered over the course of 3 months.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4470 Aaron Wed, 08 Dec 2004 17:39:50 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4470 I can't say I didn't see it coming. I did expect eBay would shut it down but it's commendable that they didn't. Plus, with all the press you got, I think it would have been a public relations nightmare. Hey it was free advertising for them, right? :) Aaron I can’t say I didn’t see it coming. I did expect eBay would shut it down but it’s commendable that they didn’t. Plus, with all the press you got, I think it would have been a public relations nightmare. Hey it was free advertising for them, right? :)

Aaron

]]> By: Matthew Leo http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4469 Matthew Leo Wed, 08 Dec 2004 12:33:51 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4469 Darn, I was really hoping to buy a blogging ghost soon! Darn, I was really hoping to buy a blogging ghost soon!

]]> By: MGarcia http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4468 MGarcia Wed, 08 Dec 2004 02:09:03 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4468 My thought is that your passion made a huge impact not only at eBay, but also in other traditional media sources, and that in it’s self is a great accomplishment. My thought is that your passion made a huge impact not only at eBay, but also in other traditional media sources, and that in it’s self is a great accomplishment.

]]> By: Mick (SplaTT) Stanic http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4467 Mick (SplaTT) Stanic Tue, 07 Dec 2004 23:59:38 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4467 A slight re-working of a Bladerunner quote fits here i think.... "The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long - and they have burned so very, very brightly, the eBay blogger auctions." ;) A slight re-working of a Bladerunner quote fits here i think….

“The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long – and they have burned so very, very brightly, the eBay blogger auctions.”

;)

]]> By: Jeremy C. Wright http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4466 Jeremy C. Wright Tue, 07 Dec 2004 23:46:43 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4466 In response to "why didn’t you check the rules before starting the auction, in order to make sure that you were within the boundaries": To be honest, I didn't expect it to sell. And, I emailed several friends at eBay to let them know about it. It's not like I was trying to be sneaky. In response to “why didn’t you check the rules before starting the auction, in order to make sure that you were within the boundaries”:

To be honest, I didn’t expect it to sell. And, I emailed several friends at eBay to let them know about it. It’s not like I was trying to be sneaky.

]]> By: Jeremy C. Wright http://www.ensight.org/2004/12/no-more-bloggers-on-ebay/#comment-4465 Jeremy C. Wright Tue, 07 Dec 2004 23:44:28 +0000 /?p=1609#comment-4465 I've actually emailed for clarification, though it may take a few days to respond. In all honesty, eBay has their own rules for their own reasons. If one of those is that (for a variety fo reasons) certain "services" are allowed, that's fine by me. I'll let y'all know if I get a response. I’ve actually emailed for clarification, though it may take a few days to respond.

In all honesty, eBay has their own rules for their own reasons. If one of those is that (for a variety fo reasons) certain “services” are allowed, that’s fine by me.

I’ll let y’all know if I get a response.

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