E-Commerce Times Talkback

Re: The Online Auction Giant and the Fleas
Posted by: Keith Regan 2002-02-28 14:35:07

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UBid, BargainandHaggle.com and BidBay -- I mean, AuctionDiner -- all share the same
raison d'etre: to battle EBay. There's only one problem: EBay doesn't seem to be battling
back. In fact, EBay isn't getting close enough for anyone with limited resources to land
a good punch. Why should it? EBay is going to execute the EBay business plan as best it
can, not worry about the puppies nipping at its heels.

Re: The Online Auction Giant and the Fleas
Posted by: pdryan 2002-02-28 16:39:52 In reply to: Keith Regan

It really is all about the buyers. Sellers will go where the dollars are being spent and that is eBay and to a lesser extent, Yahoo! and Amazon.com. Until the puppies can grow some teeth with a significant number of purchasers, they will remain irrelevent.