From the outset of the transition from Xstreet to the new Marketplace system we have today, the entire business has been fraught with one serious problem after another, with the people most directly affected being told to just "be patient and file...
There are back end problems that still remain, seven months after the change from Xstreet (the old system) to Marketplace. So, hi gang! Before I get started I want to thank all those people who sent concerned messages while I was gone the past two...
This puts people whose listings migrated from Xstreet at a disadvantage, because migrated listings don't necessarily count as recent listings, even if the products have done well in the past. You think this would be easier.
Eventually, it more or less evened out, but customer service for Xstreet deteriorated at a rapid rate. There were issues with the migration from Xstreet to Marketplace as well. Due to the law of averages, the more listings you had on Xstreet, the...
Furthermore, cash-rich creators of the virtual world, Linden Lab have been on an acquisition streak earlier this year, acquiring Avatars United (a social network for massive multiplayer gamers) and virtual goods brokers, Xstreet and OnRez.