RIP eBay.com.cn

by Chris Dawson

This post was written in August 2007; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

Yesterday marked a new begining for eBay in China. Eachnet was launched and eBay have announced that eBay.com.cn will be closed down at some point in September.

China has been a failed territory for eBay from day one, and PayPal hasn’t fared any better. The new Eachnet site is a joint venture between eBay and the Tom Group, a local online media company.

Of eBay’s three main businesses currently only Skype has been successful in penetrating the Chinese market. Hopefully the new venture will end the run of failed foray’s into the far east.

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Author: Chris Dawson
Posted at: Friday, August 31st, 2007 at 10:05 am
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2 Responses to “RIP eBay.com.cn”

  1. Mark on September 2nd, 2007 10:25 am

    So does that mean the Chinese Sellers will disappear or the Chinese Buyers?

    Sorry if it seems a daft question :-)

    Mark

  2. Chris Dawson on September 4th, 2007 10:35 am

    Mark you know they’ll never disappear :P

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