Of eBay opsplitsen in de oude site (verzamelaars, hobbyisten, antiek, tweedehands, kleinschalig, ambachtelijk, nieuwe producten maar op beperkte schaal, waarin veiling een belangrijke plaats heeft) en een nieuwe site als concurrentie voor de klassieke kleinhandel met een eigen regelgeving. eBay Express was een poging in de richting van het laatste maar is terug opgedoekt.
Is It Time To Split Up eBay?
http://blog.skipmcgrath.com/public/item/213827
Het eBay beleid wordt in belangrijke mate bepaald door de concurrentiestrijd tussen de twee grote online koopsites in de US
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/business/12giants.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin
Evolutie van hun respectievelijke beurskoersen
The company did create a whole new site, called eBay Express, where it tried to satisfy buyer interest in a simpler shopping experience. EBay Express automatically amassed all the fixed-price, non-auction listings on eBay properties and presented them in an organized way with only one payment system, PayPal — also owned by eBay.
But in the two-year life of eBay Express, eBay never directed any meaningful traffic to it, fearing that it would interfere with the more profitable and popular auction-oriented site. The company shuttered eBay Express this year and has said it will move some of its innovative features to eBay.com.
While eBay was buying into classified advertising, online payments and Internet telephony, Amazon spent hundreds of millions of dollars building its brand as a trusted retailer — hiring customer service representatives and returning money to customers when transactions went awry.
Is It Time To Split Up eBay?
http://blog.skipmcgrath.com/public/item/213827
Het eBay beleid wordt in belangrijke mate bepaald door de concurrentiestrijd tussen de twee grote online koopsites in de US
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/business/12giants.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin
Evolutie van hun respectievelijke beurskoersen
The company did create a whole new site, called eBay Express, where it tried to satisfy buyer interest in a simpler shopping experience. EBay Express automatically amassed all the fixed-price, non-auction listings on eBay properties and presented them in an organized way with only one payment system, PayPal — also owned by eBay.
But in the two-year life of eBay Express, eBay never directed any meaningful traffic to it, fearing that it would interfere with the more profitable and popular auction-oriented site. The company shuttered eBay Express this year and has said it will move some of its innovative features to eBay.com.
While eBay was buying into classified advertising, online payments and Internet telephony, Amazon spent hundreds of millions of dollars building its brand as a trusted retailer — hiring customer service representatives and returning money to customers when transactions went awry.
