EBay Merchants Lamenting Neglect Bid PayPal Good Riddance
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Danni Ackerman, an antiques merchant in Las Vegas, sells collectibles on EBay Inc.’s online marketplace and gets paid through its PayPal unit. Now that EBay plans to separate those businesses, Ackerman has one reaction: relief.
For too long, EBay has taken its eye off the Web marketplace, introducing changes such as new seller-performance ratings that have detracted from the merchant experience, said Ackerman, 48, who has been selling on the site since 1998. As EBay prepares to spin off PayPal by the end of 2015, Ackerman said she hopes the split will bring focus back to merchants.