It would be really cool if people could leave public comments on ebay auctions. I’d love to leave a comment on a goofy auction.
Or better yet, I could release my angst when someone outbids me. I recently I was bidding on some original art used for a Topps baseball card (Lloyd McClendon), and I got outbid. Who bids on Lloyd McClendon stuff. Sheeesh.
Now we know that ebay doesn’t want public comments on their auctions. But a 3rd party site could create a site where people can leave comments. It could even tie into greasemonkey, so when you pull up the ebay page, it inserts a link to how many public comments are on that auction. I don’t know how legal that is, but it would be great to read other people’s thoughts on auctions.
i like the item you chose to display for this blog post. I collect Ryne Sandberg baseball cards, and this “statue” is the absolute dumbest Ryne Sandberg “collectible” I have ever seen. link to item: http://cgi.ebay.com/Ryne-Sandberg-Sportsfest-Show-Exclusive-Hartland_W0QQitemZ200230406877QQihZ010QQcategoryZ25148QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
well this could really hurt a seller…how do you prevent spamming or irate people who are outbid. just seems like asking for trouble
Astro, yup, that’s why ebay hasn’t incorprated this. But I wonder if someone could do it via greasemonkey.
eBay used to have comments. This was way back when it’s creator was still kidding himself into thinking he was creating a perfect market through informational equality. Even then, people still bid above retail.