DISQUS

Jon · 11 months ago

Ebay needs to come-out with something new and innovative, it can't compete with the other marketplaces out there so its demise will be slow and predictable.

Jon
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Peter Antypas · 11 months ago

Too late. The game is over for them. They are in no position to attract innovative thinkers. Their only chance is to form a venture fund and invest in disruptive opportunities, keep them separate and physically removed from the main operation, and let them run like real startups. But that strategy takes visionary leadership, not to mention balls.
Anthony Ha · 11 months ago

Well, I think PayPal and Skype are still viable, the question is now to cut its losses on on the marketplaces.
Albert K. · 11 months ago

I'm surprised they beat expected earnings. A lot of people are detouring away from eBay. Better prices from eCommerce stores. In addition, eBay overcharges like mad with their posting/ending/paypal fees. As a total, losing 10% on a sale isn't really worth the contribution margins to a lot of sellers. Declining consumer goods also results in less postings. Time to open a better fleabay!
Anthony Ha · 11 months ago

Well, they did badly, just not as badly as expected.