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- Jaline0
- But does it need one? For their audienceukit
- I think that's an excuse. It should still look clean.Jaline
- I mean, perhaps they don't "need one", since they created this site quickly, I am sure, and everyone still knows it, but a goodJaline
- redesign may improve traffic or help people find things more quickly,Jaline
- Antonelli0
ebay has too many actual retailers (online companies) that use it to try to get rid of their inventory. i don't think it used to be like that before.
- canuck0
Back in the day Yahoo Auction used to be pretty decent. Then ebay kind of killed it.
From what I gather Yahoo Auction is still popular in some asian countries. But has been discontinued in North America.
- uan0
I like it for 'looking around' whenever I think I want to buy something I cannot afford or something I can't find anywhere else...but I never bought nor sold anything on ebay.
I did 2 or 3 html-pages for them some years ago and I was surprised about the crappy code the used (pages were for their old design)...
...I think the idea / the service and the functionality are great, but the sitedesign is crap. 'designers'@ebay think more in terms of databases and links, not interaction.
so, go on Jaline, redesign their site (let the logo as is, as this is completely another story), but analyse their clutter, simplify it to the max, and layout it on a consistent clean grid. make it faster and more appealing for the user.
- waterhouse0
A few thoughts:
Auctions are built on the principle that whatever a bidder is willing to reasonably pay is the true market value of the auctioned item. Fairness would accordingly seem a bedrock value of the company.
Also, I once heard that half of all people globally whom have ever logged on to the Internet have been to eBay.com.
- waterhouse0
And their advertising had an intelligent humor that refused to sugarcoat gray market opportunities.
- epete220
Ebay is a giant chineese swap market. The place to buy fake and stolen goods.
- Nadooy0
rare collectibles/magazines
I got a nice collection of ephemera as well
- scarabin_net0
it means i can get a valentine typewriter