eBay has dropped plans to facilitate sales of live pets on its site after thousands of eBay members attacked the move as irresponsible.
The online auction company posted a notice on its discussion board on Friday asking members to weigh in on the plan. The notice said eBay planned to launch a live pets classified service early next year that would allow people to advertise animals for sale for a listing fee. The service would not be “transactional,” meaning eBay would not take part in actual sales or permit bidding, the notice said.
The notice has touched off a virtual uproar on the discussion board, with more than 2,800 responses. Most people posting messages opposed the move, saying the sale and adoption of pets over the Internet is generally a bad idea.

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Posted: 12|22|05 at 6:50 pm. Filed under: Online Auctions.