R.I.P.

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eBay is firing 1,000 employees.

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Posted: Oct 6, 2008 at 3:14 pm / Email this »

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23 comments to “R.I.P.”

AgentGiggles. says – reply to this

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Fuckers.
KayJ says – reply to this

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damnnnn shit's hitting the fan!
mama of 2 says – reply to this

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yikes.
that sucks.
i sell shit on ebay all the time.
Brown Eye says – reply to this

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maybe they just went to the highest bidder
LettyB says – reply to this

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EBAY IS FOR CROOKS!
Aileen (Canada) says – reply to this

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Oh dear, not good!
Melissa is always right says – reply to this

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If people can't afford to pay their utility bills, they damn sure should stay off eBay buying needless shit.
LettyB says – reply to this

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WTF!
*MissLeia* says – reply to this

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1600 jobs to be exact… yet according to eBay's CEO, it has "nothing to do with the weak economy." YEAH RIGHT!
LettyB says – reply to this

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WOW!
Alan<3 says – reply to this

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E Bay sucks, I feel bad for the people getting fired but not for the company.
slapens says – reply to this

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As an Ebayer seller, (et-caetera) they have pissed us off! If you aren't a big powerseller or offer free shipping they drop your listings to the bottom of the page. AND, a seller can no longer leave negative or neutral feedback for rotten buyers so they can do what they want, like get your item and try to extort money back to leave you (the seller) positive feedback. It totally sucks!
sheba08 says – reply to this

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Sad for the people getting the boot!
Niki says – reply to this

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UH HELLO! LAYING OFF IS NOT FIRING PEREZ! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!
jeff says – reply to this

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sounds like they had a lot of dead weight
Remgirl says – reply to this

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Hopefully Ebay will tank and a better online auction site will take its place. Ebay screwed enough sellers with its feedback and fee changes that its biting off its nose to spite itself. I feel bad for the employees but Ebay needs to realize its not Amazon, it never will be, so stop trying. It used to be great before they decided to get too big for their britches and push out all the small time sellers. What they really needed to do was reassign 1600 employees to weed out of all the rip-offs, cons, and counterfeit sellers.
Anonymous says – reply to this

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Re: Melissa is always right – If people can't afford to pay their utility bills, they damn sure should stay off eBay buying needless shit.

HOW is your #7 comment relevant?!? These people are NOT getting laid off because they can't pay their utility bills, MORON.
abeericia says – reply to this

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loooooool

wonder who's going to be next !!!

first GM and now Ebay !!!

USA is soooo gonna be doomed ha ha ha
Anonymous says – reply to this

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Re: abeericia – Go ahead and laugh. History has proven that the US HAS 'bounced back' from adversity in the past….and, we WILL do so again.
All of you, laughing and belittling the US, in these trying times, is doing nothing more than creating more ambivalence, hatred and racism, between the Nations. Personally, from what I have read, thus far, I will NEVER AGAIN do anything to aid any other Nation or culture…no matter how dire the need. Simply because of how the US is treated. Go ahead…fix your own problems.
yen_menthol says – reply to this

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hahahaha, I'm glad I don't work for eBay anymore, but a lot of my friends still do, so hopefully they can keep their jobs.
shinny says – reply to this

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Re: Anonymous –

I don't agree with your reaction, but I do agree with your sentiments. The US economy has an impact on most Major European countries and vice versa. I'm Irish and Ebay have their Headquarters in Dublin, along with many US companies, so this is bad news for us as well. Well, it doesn't affect me as I work for a French Company, but you know what I mean.
shinny says – reply to this

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Oops, that was to Anonymous comment number 19
Niki says – reply to this

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the CEO of EBAY is one of the best CEO's ever. A lot of companies cannot afford the overhead anymore. Trust me, I work for one of the largest banks, one that is in dispute with Wachovia and they have done the same thing. It's everywhere, and there will be more casualties

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Criss Angel Responds To Recording Of Altercation! Says Producer Provoked Him!

There are two sides to every story! Here's his!

In light of the audio recording released yesterday that featured Criss Angel threatening to knock out one of his producers, the illusionist's attorney, Ken Woloson, has released the following statement:

"Criss Angel was in the process of firing Joe Safuto on Wednesday when Safuto became abusive and Criss asked him to leave. Criss decided to fire Safuto in response to repeated complaints from co-workers and other magicians about Safuto's abusive and violent behavior and general ineptitude. Witnesses have attested that there was no physical contact and that Safuto very clearly was the antagonist. The audio released to the media is a snippet of a much longer conversation. We are exploring legal action against Mr. Safuto, including for his defamatory and illegal conduct."

Ouch! Sounds like he means business!

Give the clip a listen again (above)!

It DOES certainly sound like Angel was provoked! But enough to respond like he does?

What do U think?? Who's really at fault here??