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30 Mar 2006
Online auction site eBay has formed an alliance with one of China's largest retailers in a bid to boost confidence in internet shopping in the country.
Under the terms of the deal, China Paradise Electronics Retail (CPER) will set up a shop on eBay to sell mobile phones, with further products being added at a later date.
CPER is one of China's biggest sellers of consumer electronics, and has a strong brand presence.
EBay hopes that the move will convince worried Chinese consumers that online shopping is secure and that the quality of products is as high as in regular shops.
A spokeswoman for eBay China said that this was the first time the company had attracted a business of this size onto its site.
EBay expanded its auction empire to China after buying EachNet for $180m in a two-stage deal back in 2002 and 2003.
However, it has recently faced fierce competition from the free auction service at Alibaba, which is backed by Yahoo.
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ebays new feedback change
I sell alot on ebay and was suprised to see the new feedback system. i understand what there trying to do and i feel that a buyer should leave honest feedback without feeling if they left a negative they would get one in return. HOWEVER Ive had 2 problems with 2 buyers. I sold an item 9days ago and sold another item 14 days ago. no payment has been recieved so after the 7th day i opend an unpaid item dispute. the 2 ebayers gave excuses about payment so on the 14th and 9th day i closed dispute and put a strike onto there account. you know what i got in return. 2 NEGATIVES Complete lies in the negatives. so i rung ebay and told them. i asked them to remove feedback and they said NO. so they won the items, didnt pay, and left me a negative. NEGATIVES SHOW UNPAID ITEM STRIKES DONT!! Under the circumstances above i feel sellers should be able to leave a negative feedback. this way it warns other sellers. Also i feel they should increase our buyer preferences so we can block buyers who have left say more than 3negatives in 1 week etc. I'm totally discusted now so i sent ebay a goodbye message as i will no longer sell on there site if this is how it is. sellers make there site what it is. we keep it running. if it wasnt for us they would be nothing. now the sellers are decreasing and ebay are going downhill. ive been a memeber since 1999 and i sell around 100 items every month. well i did anyway. sarah
Posted by: sarah 25 May 2008