Online Retailer Ebay Is Cutting 1,000 Jobs

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kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 01/24/2024 2:55 pm https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...ch-106628760 My first thought was - there goes whatever little if any counterfeit enforcement there was. Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19108 Posts	Posted 01/24/2024 3:31 pm I imagine the reductions will be taken in a variety of areas. ebay is a huge outfit with a myriad of operational aspects--IT and database management, physical security, human resources management, user support, advertising, organizational development and strategic planning, 'product line' management, financial management, etc., etc. Whatever the future holds--as always--buyer beware... Edited by ijn1944 01/25/2024 10:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5238 Posts	Posted 01/25/2024 10:45 am I can see them relying even more heavily on automated/ AI means to reject listings/ make decisions. They are so big that they don't care if a few mistakes are made-it is likely factored into their profit/ loss equation. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 01/25/2024 11:16 am I can't imagine them investing in AI when they can't even search their listings for coins with "replica" etc blatantly in the item title or description, which is a violation of their own policy. Unless there is pressure from the FTC to stop providing "substantial assistance" to sellers of counterfeits, which is explicitly a violation of the US Hobby Protection Act, ebay isn't going to take it seriously. That's my cynical view. Report this Post to the Staff
captainmandrake1 Pillar of the Community United States 878 Posts	Posted 01/25/2024 6:38 pm Their customer service was pretty much going off of scripted answers anyway so replacing it with AI makes sense for them. For the most part, everything will be fine, until it isn't!! I wish there was a better marketplace platform for coin sellers and buyers. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/25/2024 7:20 pm The ebay platform openly invites crooks, let's face it. Those who buy unhappily without doing their research and reviewing the seller's conditons deserve their fate. Everyone wants something for nothing. Shifting to AI sounds like a disaster to me, but I'm a skeptic by nature. Edited by Coinfrog 01/25/2024 7:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6449 Posts	Posted 01/25/2024 8:43 pm Sometimes cleaning house in a huge company makes sense. Organizations drift and get overgrown with time, and little empires never shrink voluntarily. I'm happy with their coin offerings and particularly the ebay shipping arrangement with USPS, but I've never bought anything over $20 or sold anything over $5. Report this Post to the Staff
luvmyCAM Pillar of the Community United States 1476 Posts	Posted 01/28/2024 4:23 pm Ebay...what have you done for me lately? Good bye ebay 4 evvvva! Report this Post to the Staff
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