eBay cracks down, sellers move to Amazon

[mandy]

From Randy Smythe:

One major difference between eBay and Amazon, in this regard, is that eBay is forcing change on sellers who were used to running their business in a certain way, while Amazon is enforcing the rules up front. It is always easier to control the seller at the beginning of the relationship rather than many years into it. eBay must make these changes to survive (I know that sounds ominous) but the future of the eBay marketplace business, requires them to exert control over it. Where eBay is failing miserably is in the execution of these changes.

Rather than partnering with their very loyal sellers and being up front with them that serious changes were needed, they basically said "this is our marketplace and if you don't like it go someplace else". Well, up until recently there was no place else to go. Amazon saw this void and expanded their 3P offerings, benefiting from the unrest in the eBay marketplace. A migration began that is still in its early days. Many large sellers have moved a substantial percentage of their business to Amazon with plans to make eBay nothing more than a marketplace to recover some of their investment in inventory, that doesn't move elsewhere. In short, they will sell their crap on eBay to get some of their money back.

full article: http://rksmythe.blogspot.com/2007/08/is-...mazon.html

[sneakymagenta]

In short, they will sell their crap on eBay to get some of their money back.

That's my plan.