10-16-2005, 09:45 AM
Quote:What Keeps eBay Up at Night: A Review of Risk Factors as Reported in the Companys Annual Report
Annual reports are marketing tools designed to attract and keep investors, but the section titled "Risk Factors That May Affect Results of Operations and Financial Condition"a regular feature of these fiscal roundupsbalances the picture, and for that reason, I found eBays a little unsettling.
In the past, I have been an eBay seller, even a Power Seller, listing mostly vintage stereoviews, as well as antique menus and maps, rare books, ephemera, and other collectibles. And although I know eBay has had its ups and downsafter September 11, my little cottage industry bottomedI still consider a return to on-line selling to be the fallback position of my writing career. Now I have to wonder if that thinking is sound...
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