Meg admits that small time sellers might be important

[thentavius]

Just ran across this article from June 20th, at My Business:

http://www.mybusinessmag.com/
(Scroll down the main page 'till you see Meg's ugly face)

Highlights:

eBay's CEO Meg Whitman is joining several hundred small-business owners "taking it to the Hill" today, visiting their lawmakers as part of the NFIB Small-Business Summit.

What? eBay is a multi-billion dollar international corporation so what's the company's CEO doing hanging out with a bunch of small-business owners? In an early-morning address to the group, Whitman explained that more than 700,000 eBayers are operating either their primary or part-time businesses through eBay. While she admitted that eBay founders and executives were slow to realize it, eBay has become one of the primary e-commerce platforms for small businesses--"It has leveled the playing field of the Internet," she said.

[thentavius]

Oohh. Anothergood quote from her NFIB speech:

Whitman believes the dynamics of the eBay marketplace—which create a level playing field ensuring each person the same chance of success—are ideally suited to help entrepreneurs create and grow small businesses.

[amy]

Whitman believes the dynamics of the eBay marketplace—which create a level playing field ensuring each person the same chance of success—are ideally suited to help entrepreneurs create and grow small businesses

That statement has become progressively less true with each passing year.

[xppman]

Hey MEG