eBay has a great new marketplace, called World of Good, that focuses on ecologically positive and socially responsible products. The online store allows small producers (many that come from developing countries) to sell their hand made goods to a worldwide customer base. A wide range of items are offered, including: clothing, food, health and beauty products and household goods. all the products are also being sold through eBay proper, which should exponentially increase the reach of this applaudable project.
Also worth noting, is the site’s Trustology system, that verifies vendor’s claims of social good.
Triplepundit explains:
One interesting way they achieve this is through Trustology. Trustology is a nutritional label of sorts that verifies a social good that comes through the purchase. They are validated by certified third-party organizations, such as the Ashoka Foundation or Co-op America, to assure the conditions in which a product is produced and if it truly is “socially-responsible.” Each item’s Trustology is clearly displayed next to its listing.
Triplepundit: “eBay Launches Socially Responsible Online Marketplace”
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I have to admit I have serious reservations about this new ebay affiliate. I read a comment on reddit that I think describes and illuminates how myself and others feel about worldofgood.com
Originally found at: http://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/6zj86/biggest_joke_ebay_has_created_in_a_while/
Quote:
Seriously I hope nobody just blindly falls for this. It sounds so good on paper until you find that there really is little benefit to the sellers on this site versus regular ebay.
If ebay was truly a conscious corporation I’d think they would eliminate at least some of the fees involved. Yet from what I can tell an artist on these sites will still pay: a listing fee, a final valuation fee, a fee to be a premium paypal member, a fee just for using pay pal, and more then likely a currency conversion fee in order to repatriate earnings.
Really, it seems like every company now a days is trying to scream the words green and ethical at the top of their lungs just to get a little press while still playing the same dirty games they always have. Or in ebay’s case milking the starving cow one penny at a time.
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:36 pm