I can just see it now...(ENTER THE TWILIGHT ZONE PLEASE)
PSNN (Power Seller News Network)
Dated April 1st, 2005
BREAKING NEWS:
eBay Inc, the world's largest online marketplace headquartered in San Deigo, CA has filed for Chapter 11 today after nearly hitting the 10 year anniversary mark.
In a press release today a member of eBay's Board of Directors had stated "With the rising competition in the retail and online market world-wide and the high cost of our services for buyers, our organization had to face the challenge and openly declare Chapter 11 this morning."
In a recent statement, Business Analyst Joe Bob had a different statement to make, "The Chapter 11 was the cause of the high-cost of fees eBay had constructed earlier this year for its sellers which resulted in a major turnover of eBay sellers."
eBay's most prestigious sellers, the Power Sellers were the foundation of the organizations business. Power Seller Kelly Dawson gave us her thoughts.
"When the breaking news was announced in a substantial increase in fees for its sellers, Power Sellers had begun to turn away, profits weren't being made and sales were down on an all time low. And for buyers, You just couldn't find the great prices you could since eBay's inception in 1995." Kelly replied.
The Power Seller Rights Movement which started on Jan 31st, 2005 had there own statement to make, Senior Member Lucy Mandez states, "It was a horrible day when we had found out about the fees earlier this year, it is also sad to see an organization that we loved and cherished shift themselves from supporting there base, the Power Sellers and the average sellers, to supporting there shareholders and increasing fees substantially, all for the glory of gaining a profit."
Rumours have it that the Power Sellers Rights Movement has decided that within a few months, a Power Seller "Buy Out" of eBay is quite the possibility.
More updates coming soon....
Note to eBay: its just a joke 🙂 I love eBay and I'm proud to be your Power Seller, I would never wish in my wildest dreams of a "chapter 11" and only wish that eBay would continue its massive growth and provide its sellers with the benefits and services we deserve.
Advance eBay! Long Live the Directors! God save the Power Sellers.