Comments on: Mark Lewis leaves eBay to be replaced by Clare Gilmartin

By: Paul McCarthy

Paul McCarthy — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:55:57 +0000

What great news. I am so pleased to see that this idiot has gone. He single handedly was responsible for destroying many good honest ebay sellers lives. Unlike others I do not wish him well. I hope he suffers now as much as the suffering he has caused sellers. It will be interesting to see if ebay UK can recover. Since this idiot introduced the Post Free rule I have taken away 80% of my business from ebay. Like many others I am soon to be and ex seller on ebay. Good Riddance.

By: Ex Ebay customer

Ex Ebay customer — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:13:20 +0000

Good riddance

This man has NOTHING to be proud of during his time at Ebay. As a far as I am concerned he single handedly destroyed the market for media categories on Ebay and several peoples livelihoods by the introduction of free postage. Many people predicted that it would cost him his job and I am glad to see that Ebay have while never going to admit it publicly at least acted decisively.

I bear no ill will to the man personally. I have never met him, but many of us watched incredulously as he denied point blank on Working Lunch that including postage in the price was an increase in fees. It was inevitable that someone who was in such complete denial and frankly complete ignorance of his own product was ever going to be able to continue in his role. I hope that the new head will now look urgently at the imminent problem of DSRS (also introduced under his watch) that is likely to cause nearly as much damage to Ebay as the postage fiasco and who knows maybe some of us will come back to Ebay now you have at least shown some mettle

By: John Pemberton

John Pemberton — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:29:53 +0000

I would love to have a month or so off! Just 1 day I would be happy with!

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:57:49 +0000

Personally, I’ve NEVER had a new job when I quit the old one (except for the time I quit to sell on eBay full time). Finding a new job is a full time job in itself: you can’t do that on someone else’s time.

Plus that lovely gap between jobs when you can sneak a month off… it’s wonderful. One time I wrote a novel. Wouldn’t miss that for the world.

Wishing Mark all fun and a decent rest.

By: Debs

Debs — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:41:50 +0000

Hmmmm……. exactly. I know of no one that leaves a job without another one lined up, unless they’ve won the lottery or retired – especially in a recession.

By: BigPoppa

BigPoppa — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:28:53 +0000

…and I am looking forward to deciding what that may be…

This makes me think it wasn’t totally his decision, and this is his way of hinting at that. Good luck

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:35:48 +0000

never met the bloke probably never will
but we have done ok with ebay,
so we wish him the very best

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:43:11 +0000

Last heard of 12 days, 160 miles down of a walk with 200 days, 3,000 miles to go!

By: whirly

whirly — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:35:40 +0000

Take it easy Mark, good luck.

Whatever happened to Rambo?

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:24:23 +0000

Call me old and cynical, but I love the “seeking out a new challenge” bit. First thing that comes to my mind is did he jump or was he pushed?

By: John Pemberton

John Pemberton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:35 +0000

Good luck Mark. Hope all goes well for you in your next leadership position.