JP

As for Richard Ambrose I don’t believe he had any real input on policy and was just a PR mouthpiece in the press and on the forums, the hate for him is misplaced.

After all, he is now unemployed, so not only will many here miss him but Waitrose too, he will have to look after his pennies now

Thanks for your help in the past.

Good luck with your new ventures.

For any eBay “buyers” that are still interested I have done a major update to my detailed case study of shill bidding on eBay and the abuse of eBay’s proxy bidding system—all exacerbated by eBay’s introduction of “hidden bidders”—and a detailed comment on eBay’s apparent attitude thereto, still at
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=24033
Also now included is a postscript containing a response from eBay to a journalist who put the matter of these cases of shill bidding to eBay. Apparently, whereas they will not tell a reporting eBay user anything, they will give an investigative journalist a response—even if it is disingenuous.

Some of you guys are being a bit harsh IMHO

People on the US boards have heard repeatedly about Richard’s attitude and general contempt for eBay sellers. There’s a difference between honesty and callousness.

It doesn’t matter that he was different in person. He was someone who used the impersonal nature of the discussion boards to goad, bully, and antagonize users. Not someone I’d ever want working for or representing me.

And making the site safer for buyers has resulted in making it less safe for sellers…so I don’t consider that a success. The goal should have always been making it safe for both.

That being said, anyone who escapes eBay should be wished a Bon Voyage.

a bit of a step down than a positive career move.

Still – perhaps he’s realised that at last and gone back to better things

Another one bites the dust.

A few years as a consultant at Mercer
Just a few months at some firm called Decipher
Just a few months at Talkcast (that lost £87m on turnover of less than £1m in the year to March 2001)
Eighteen months at Music Choice Europe
Then into Ebay from Sep 2003: Sr Mgr Collectables and Entertainment, Head of Finding, Head of T&S then Director T&S from Nov 08

Should have been sacked ages ago.

Look how he was a few years back on the PS forum.

Good riddance to bad rubbish I say..

Woo hoo Mr Knee Jerk reaction is on the way out

But good luck to him in his new ventures.

So they didn’t then. As I said I thought not.

I made a lot of reports directly to him and can honestly say that most of them were acted on quickly and dealt effectively. I won’t go as far as to say I’ll miss him but I wish him well and just hope his replacement is lot more competent and fraud aware.

SD

I’ve met Richard a fair few times over the years at eBay Universities and other industry events he was speaking at and regardless of your or others personal opinions it’s a fact that he was respected by his peers. I don’t need eBay execs to tell me that – it’s been self evident for many years.

Sorry Chris, but he will not be missed by many of ebays customers and I for one WILL NOT be looking forward to reading about his exploits

QUOTE..”Richard came across on the boards he’s one of the most genuine and likable guys around and it should be remembered that he was under no compulsion to post, he did so out of a genuine desire to build dialogue between sellers and eBay.”

WHAT ??….He may have been under no compulsion to post, but he did and he loved it, he loved to cause friction and he loved to “hit and run”, leaving crass and sarcastic ‘holier than tho’ comments and then just sitting back and watch all of the trouble unfold in a perverse manner

He has a high opinion of himself and if he thinks there is going to be an interest in his work ahead I think he will be dissapointed to say the least