Is eBay up for sale?

by Chris Dawson

This post was written in January 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

Scot Wingo over on eBay Strategies says Microsoft and Yahoo! are bidding to buy eBay, with Yahoo! the expected winner.

Could eBay be sold and how would that change the auction business landscape? Would it be a good thing? Only time will tell, but sellers should be prepared for change in 2008. Whether the change comes from normal site changes which sellers have learnt to take in their stride or from a buy out, change is the one certainty of trading on eBay.

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Author: Chris Dawson
Posted at: Thursday, January 10th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
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3 Responses to “Is eBay up for sale?”

  1. Dan Wilson on January 10th, 2008 6:15 pm

    It’ll be interesting to hear how this pans out. But, it must be said, these rumours have been heard before.

  2. Sue Bailey on January 10th, 2008 8:10 pm

    I rather like the Valleywag take on this:
    http://valleywag.com/343365/wo.....buys-yahoo

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