Call for Stella McCartney ban on eBay after eBay Leeches Empty Store Shelves

[mandy]

Fashion fanatics who missed out on designer Stella McCartney items, which sold out at some Target stores within minutes of going on sale today, have blamed eBay for their misery...

Contributors to a Vogue.com.au forum on the Stella range have appealed to others to boycott internet auction site eBay should items from the limited, Australia-only range begin appearing.

"I'm definitely boycotting eBay sales for this," wrote one. "It's so unfair that some people practically grabbed everything in sight. It should have been handled better by Target. Only one style item per person. Or maximum 10 items or something like that."

Other forum contributors pointed the finger at men they had seen buying up the Stella range, raging at "eBay leeches" and rallying to a call of "WE DON'T WANT YOUR EBAY STELLAS"...

full article: http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/c...87152.html

[BellisimaJ.]

If the eBay shoe fits..................

I not only can't stand Stella McCartney, I would not wear that trash if they gave it away.

[mandy]

Update:

STELLA McCartney's clothing line may have been a hit for Target, but potential profiteers have had a reality check on internet auction site eBay.

While more than 4000 items from the collection have been listed for sale online since it was launched on March 12, only about half have sold.

Only a few have made big profits. Most have sold for near the original retail price, or below...

A spokeswoman for eBay, Sian Kennedy, said buyers appeared reluctant to pay more than the retail price...

full article: http://www.news.com.au/sundaymail/story/...53,00.html