05-28-2007, 03:25 PM
PSU is showing Bid-A-Lot's listing count down to 5,948...a few weeks ago it was 40,000 so I'm assuming the 30,000+ drop ship items that were listed by one seller earlier this year were removed.
Falling listing counts however aren't the reason for Bid-A-Lot winning the Boinktard of the Week Award...a very unprofessional announcement on May 13th by the owner on the site's forums is the reason.
A few quotes by the owner:
the full post http://www.bid-alot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1423
If Bid-A-Lot's owner makes a few more posts like that he might be able to take the Boinktard Site Owner crown away from Boinktard of the Decade Alex Ewe-ey
note: Mojavelyn and I have had our share of disagreements (knock down drag out fights over Bid-A-Lot's potential and the usefulness of -as Dimwit...err Dimview...would say- "Rinky Dinks") and we've also agreed on many things (Moo Talk comes to mind here...) but she is one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated small auction site users around and I'm willing to bet she knows far more about the "ebay alternative" marketplace than Bid-A-Lot's current owner (who bought the site 12/06)...and even if she wasn't as knowledgeable as she is, there is absolutely no excuse for an auction site owner to post the type of announcement about a long-time user/volunteer that Bid-a-lot posted.
Falling listing counts however aren't the reason for Bid-A-Lot winning the Boinktard of the Week Award...a very unprofessional announcement on May 13th by the owner on the site's forums is the reason.
A few quotes by the owner:
Quote:mojavelyn sacked for incompetence
Quote:Its a shame mojavelyn has become very bitter old woman
Quote:She became very delusional
the full post http://www.bid-alot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1423
If Bid-A-Lot's owner makes a few more posts like that he might be able to take the Boinktard Site Owner crown away from Boinktard of the Decade Alex Ewe-ey
note: Mojavelyn and I have had our share of disagreements (knock down drag out fights over Bid-A-Lot's potential and the usefulness of -as Dimwit...err Dimview...would say- "Rinky Dinks") and we've also agreed on many things (Moo Talk comes to mind here...) but she is one of the most knowledgeable and dedicated small auction site users around and I'm willing to bet she knows far more about the "ebay alternative" marketplace than Bid-A-Lot's current owner (who bought the site 12/06)...and even if she wasn't as knowledgeable as she is, there is absolutely no excuse for an auction site owner to post the type of announcement about a long-time user/volunteer that Bid-a-lot posted.