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sneakymagenta · (This post was last modified: 04-01-2010, 05:25 PM by sneakymagenta.)

(max listings per year)
1998 1.2 million listings
1999 4 million listings <--protests and mass exodus to Gold's and Amazon Auctions
2000 6 million listings <--protests and mass exodus to Yahoo auctions
2001 8 million listings <--stores introduced; protests and mass exodus to BidBay
2002 11 million listings <--protests and mass exodus to Bidville, ePier
2003 16 million listings <--more protests and sellers leaving en masse
2004 16 million listings <--ditto, Meg spends many sleepless nights worrying about the exodus
2005 19 million listings <--PSU started, first of many highly effective boycotts waged
2006 20 million listings <--protests and mass exodus to Wagglepoop and HiBidder
2007 19 million listings <--another protest, another effective boycott, another exodus
2008 30 million listings <--protests,boycotts, and Alsoshop founding make eBay tremble in fear
2009 45 million listings 2010 101 million listings <--sellers exodus in mass following latest round of eBay changes

The numbers don't lie! The boycotters and protesters have beaten Ebay down to a shadow of its former self! Most sellers are delisting from Ebay and moving everything to Mo and Mo alternatives! Ebay is on its last legs! Don Ho is feeling the pain! Boycott!!!

ps everyone remember to attend ScottyDo site owner Notworthy

ScottCeci's webinar tonight at the Ebay boycott group. :twistedevil:

edited to add Sneaky exodus stats:
2000: eBay 90%, Yahoo/Amazon Auctions 10%
2010: Website (Volusion) 65%, eBay/Amazon/Buy/Overstock 35%