Re: [CR] ebayUK: Some Turkey has gobbled up the VINTAGE PARTS category!!!!!!?????

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:56:49 -0800 (PST)
From: "Peter Jourdain" <pjourdain@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] ebayUK: Some Turkey has gobbled up the VINTAGE PARTS category!!!!!!?????
To: "Dr. Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
In-Reply-To: <02b101c82ca2$2281b8b0$0300a8c0@ourlaptop>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Thanks, Paul, for your "cooler head prevailing," and the workaround you site. Do you have a link to where one can put in their "two pence" on the new version???

Cheers,

Peter

Peter Jourdain
Whitewater, Wisconsin US of A


--- "Dr. Paul Williams" wrote:


> Peter,
>
> I found this too and got quite frustrated until I
> found a small note at the
> bottom of the page saying that I was testing a new
> search format and that if
> I chose not to participate in the testing I could
> click on the link which
> would take me back to the older version - hey
> presto, the Vintage Parts
> category popped up.
>
> Nevertheless, if this is the way of the world and
> the tset version becomes
> the approved format we will all be facing much
> frustration. Hopefully the
> sellers in the Uk can make this clear to the Bozos
> in charge!
>
> Paul Williams,
> Ottawa, ON, Canada
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Jourdain" <pjourdain@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 7:47 PM
> Subject: [CR] ebayUK: Some Turkey has gobbled up the
> VINTAGE PARTS
> category!!!!!!?????
>
>
> > Hi, gang---
> >
> > I'm not one to write too often about ebay,
> BUT....if
> > you use ebay UK to find vintage British bits,
> you're
> > in for something that will have you saying a big
> loud
> > "Thanks"...
> >
> > NOT!
> >
> > Some turkey of a marketing whiz who doesn't know
> about
> > how people actually SEARCH for parts has
> reorganized
> > the CYCLING category and gotten rid of the VINTAGE
> > PARTS sub-category. You can click on your
> FAVORITES
> > Vintage Parts link, but it doesn't take you to
> > anything resembling where you used to go.
> >
> > Even when I click on a particular current or old
> > auction listing categorized under VINTAGE PARTS
> and
> > then click on the blue underlined category tree
> above
> > the auction banner, it takes me to a totally
> useless
> > menu with an appearing and disappearing screen
> with no
> > VINTAGE PARTS sub-cat as an option. Welcome to the
> > Brave New World of UK ebay's take on "Where's
> Waldo?"
> >
> > Please someone tell me I'm wrong or haven't given
> the
> > system enough of a chance...
> >
> >
> > Peter Jourdain
> >
> > :-0 Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!
> > Throwing a tantrum in Whitewater, Wisconsin US of
> A
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Classicrendezvous mailing list
> > Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> >
> http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous
> >
>
>

____________________________________________________________________________________ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ Classicrendezvous mailing list Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous