Comments on: eBay’s million dollar offer…

By: Bonanzle.com

Bonanzle.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:21:41 +0000

$ 1.0 Million for housing? I used to live in the Bay Area. You could rent a flat in Sunset District for 5K a month and be right next to Craig!

If you are tired of eBay’s antics, policies and waste of your dollars on exec’s real estate them come over here and support a true grass roots effort. Come see what everyone is talking about.

Bonanzle.com

By: Moe Stasis

Moe Stasis — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:15:14 +0000

michigan seo sez “It’s amazing really, how these giant companies throw around a million dollars as if were the loose change found in their sofas.”

Nothing amazing about it.

It’s not their money. It’s the stockholders. Same game the banks played running themselves into insolvency.

Until those running public co’s are forced to repay a large % of their compensation when they #$% up, this will continue.

Heads they win, tails the stockholder loses. We never learn

By: Michelle Leder

Michelle Leder — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:46:49 +0000

@ CP: Thanks for the insight. I probably should have been clearer in my post and asked why it wasn’t filed as part of the Q that eBay filed on 4/24, since that was nearly a month after the letter was dated.

By: michigan seo

michigan seo — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:58:16 +0000

It’s amazing really, how these giant companies throw around a million dollars as if were the loose change found in their sofas.

By: CP

CP — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:50:14 +0000

“What’s also not really clear is why eBay waited until now to disclose a letter dated March 27.”

The reason is the SEC (from some reason) doesn’t require disclosure of the actual agreements in the 8K announcing the hiring of executives. When the SEC accelerated 8Ks post-SOX to 4 days they allowed companies disclosing material agreements in 8Ks to wait till the next 10K or 10Q to file the material agreements. The thought being that it was burdensome to try to Edgarize and file the agreements in such a short time period, especially if the company was trying to get confidential treatment for portions of material agreement. Although that makes sense for 400 page loan agreements, it doesn’t make any sense for employment agreements, which are relatively short and for which confidentiality can never be requested.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:11:06 +0000

When the SOX prohibition on loans to executives came out, I noted at the time that companies will still give relocation and other money to executives. However, this time the executives have to swear they don’t intend to pay it back. Nice job, Congress.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:07:21 +0000

I have been MSI84 (100% positive feedback) on Ebay for years and last spring I changes Internet service which of course changed my email address. Well Ebay in all it’s wisdom has a new policy that prevents me from changing me personal profile to reflect my new address because it is part of my screen name. What kind of a policy is that? I do not intend to setup another email account. This is the one I use for general email. My mistake was not asking Ebay’s permission to change services. This inflexibility keeps me from listing on ebay. Maybe Mr. Marks can lend a hand in the Customer Relations department.

By: Mozelle

Mozelle — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:57:21 +0000

It is no secret that eBay executives live pretty well and get paid pretty good along with stock options!
Their stock price however speaks for itself!

Jim Cramer said it best on CNBC when he said quote….”Someone should buy this company and the ship of fools running it and put eBay out of it’s misery!