IP: eBay forces software subscriptions

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:29:52 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
> To: dave () farber net
>
> EBay angers users of auction-listing software
> Site now charges monthly fee for upgraded program
>
> BY BRIAN BERGSTEIN
> Associated Press
>
> People across the country who sell things on eBay are furious with the
> auction site because of its recent move to charge subscription fees for
> a popular piece of software that makes it easier to list items.
>
> In irate notes on message boards and e-mails to the company, sellers
> accuse eBay of getting greedy and belying its warm and fuzzy
> community-focused image. Some are threatening a class-action suit
> because older versions of the software, which cost as much as $200,
> stopped working....
>
> For full text, see:
>
> http://www0.mercurycenter.com/premium/business/docs/ebay01.htm



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