eBay Increasingly In Danger of Being Eclipsed By Amazon

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eBay Increasingly In Danger of Being Eclipsed By Amazon

08-19-2008, 10:27 AM,

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eBay Increasingly In Danger of Being Eclipsed By Amazon

Quote:... the disenchantment of eBay sellers, vociferous as it has been, poses a much smaller threat to eBay than the draw of Amazon holds for buyers. Like Kolenda, these online shoppers are attracted by low prices and a less cluttered, more predictable shopping experience.

Once the undisputed leader in e-commerce, eBay is increasingly in danger of being eclipsed by its more nimble rival. Even as eBay tries to be more like Amazon by pushing fixed-price listings and emphasizing trust and safety Amazon is becoming more like eBay. For example, in addition to expanding beyond books and offering used items, Amazon just launched a checkout service that will compete with eBay's PayPal.

And Amazon has had some success: Shoppers are flocking to its site, while visits to eBay have fallen over the past year...

full article: http://www.mercurynews.com/businessheadl...ck_check=1

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