If an #ebay seller can't figure out how to use completed/sold auctions to set the price, and rejects offers based on that real-world price, just use the rest of your chances to send them $1 offers.
You were never going to get that item anyway, so might as well have fun with it.
I do the same, however, #Amazon is going down the drain, too being "enshittified" with low-value Chinese products, in contrast to #Temu at rather Western price tags.
What is still useful are the user evaluations.
After reading them, I use #eBay and price-search engines to find these products at about the same or even a lesser price.
The only real exception being when I do need something "tomorrow."
Also, some chain-stores will offer the same price as Amazon, etc.
#ebay just updated their user agreement to add some AI poop "artificial intelligence-based tools may be used by eBay or offered to you to use; the availability and accuracy of these tools and content are not guaranteed;"
Wow. And #Ebay is not refunding this (or rather, the seller is not refunding and ebay is sticking by the seller). The seller provided "proof of delivery", which is that tracking information.
I buy tons of stuff through ebay, under the assumption that when shit like this happens, I get my money back. I guess if that's no longer true, I'm no longer an ebay customer.
#Fake operational transconductance amplifiers I bought on #EBay over 6 years ago. Date code doesn't make sense given that Intersil discontinued the #CA3080 over a decade ago. The real chip should have a diode across pins 4 and 5. Only one chip seems to have it -- but it is reversed. The rest have resistors between pins 1 and 4, and between 4 and 5, consistent with an op amp that provides offset null pins. Pin 8 also seems to be connected. Both 1 and 8 should be NC. #electronics#opamp
Google's passkeys, introduced in 2022, have become a popular and secure alternative to traditional passwords, being used over 1 billion times across 400 million-plus Google accounts. These passkeys, which rely on fingerprints, face scans, or PINs for authentication, are faster and more resistant to phishing than passwords. Google plans to integrate passkeys into its Advanced Protection Program, enhancing security for high-risk users. Additionally, third-party password managers like Dashlane and 1Password can now support passkeys, further expanding their use. The technology is supported by major companies like eBay, Uber, PayPal, and Amazon, indicating a shift towards passkey-based authentication as a more secure and efficient method.
Bei #eBay#Kleinanzeigen neu anmelden, E-Mail Verifizierungslink bestätigen, auf Aufforderung auch noch die Telefonnummer für weitere Verifizierung eingeben und nach dieser 2. Verifizierung einloggen, um dann die Meldung zu bekommen: "Ihr Account wurde wegen verdächtiger Aktivitäten gesperrt." WTF?!
Ich hatte mal vor Ewigkeiten einen Account bei denen, ich meine ihn nicht mal genutzt zu haben. Der Login war irgendwann mal zur Löschung markiert worden (ich meine: Auch nicht von mir, vermutlich Passivität). Ist es dann schon verdächtig, wenn man einen anderen anlegt?
Viele Services scheinen echt persönlich zu werden, wenn man längeres Desinteresse zeigt. Hatte ich bei Facebook auch schon. Wollte den Account nach jahrelanger Nichtnutzung löschen, aber um mich überhaupt wieder einloggen zu dürfen, brauchte es alle möglichen Dokumente und Formulare (sogar "Freunde" bei Facebook, die für mich bürgen, dass ich es bin.. ^^)
I was listing something on eBay, and they encourage starting with an existing listing—presumably to increase the amount of detail and decrease the amount of work.
When I selected the same model, I got a default description that was extremely robotic and wordy while just repeating the spec sheet. I thought it sounded LLM-generated; sure enough when I went to edit it, there is a big shiny “write with AI” button.
It makes EVERY listing sound identical, lifeless, and lacking critical context like the SPECIFIC condition of the item, why it’s being sold, etc. You get an online marketplace with descriptions masquerading as human-authored all sporting the same useless regurgitation of the structured spec sheet, in a less digestible format.
Companies, don’t do this.
I don’t actually mind some of the “summarize/distill customer reviews” type generative AI stuff!
But this is worse as it mixes machine-written nonsense with the corpus of human-written text. And from poking at a few other listings, everyone is just using this feature and its output as-is without actually adding anything. It’s not being used to improve the experience, it’s being used to replace the one critical human part of the experience.
eBay enters trading card commercial agreement with Collectors, acquires Goldin
As eBay continues to invest in the trading card space, the e-commerce company announced Wednesday three significant commercial transactions with Collectors, the parent company of PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator), the third-party authentication and grading provider in the collectibles industry.
Note to self.
When listing stuff for sale on #eBay I must remember they will take 14%. They'll also take 14% on the postage.
...and they'll pay no tax to the Australian Government #corporategreed#monopoly