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  • TOUCH_GOLD_1998_HOY TOUCH_GOLD_1998_HOY • Sep 29, 1998 10:23 PM Flag

    7:

    Is ridiculous. Unlike AOL, YHOO and AMZN.... I
    simply don't see huge growth in on-line auctions,
    especially considering the fact that giants like YAHOO are
    now offering free auctions as competition. Sure,
    their auction sites may not be as sophisticated as
    Ebays yet, but given YHOO's huge financial backing I
    find it hard to believe they will not soon chomp away
    at auctioneers like Ebay.

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    • PositiveSign PositiveSign • Sep 30, 1998 12:45 AM Flag

      Yeah, EBAY is doing great now, but competition is
      here now in
      a big time. If EBAY has to battle with
      a small firm like uBid,
      fine, EBAY has no
      problem dealing with it. But remember, Yahoo
      has the
      brand name and it's free. Its new auction site
      certainly
      needs some tweaking and improving, but as they improve
      it
      gradually, you know it's gonna be a tough battle for
      EBAY.
      EBAY is making money now, but it's not they are making
      millions
      of dollars. The money they make is very minimal. As
      the
      competition becomes more intense, EBAY's revenue can
      change
      from plus to minus quickly. If EBAY wants to be the
      next
      YHOO or AMZN, EBAY has to change its business
      model to more
      varieties instead of just doing the p
      to p business only. Let's
      look at YHOO as an
      example, YHOO is not just a search engine,
      it branches
      out many different things to increase the
      revenues.
      Right now, I just don't see EBAY to become who's
      who.
      Anyhow, EBAY is a good stock for short term, not a long
      term
      choice yet. Plus I still think the current price is
      pretty high.
      If it drops back down to 30 range later
      on, it is about right.

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      • ebay_analyst ebay_analyst • Jul 19, 2001 10:23 PM Flag

        Besides your grammer leaving a lot to be desired, your logic is even worse. Yahoo isn't free anymore, and when they started charging their market share went from 4% down to 2% - because they suck. Amazon is in no position to compete with anyone - they'll be lucky if they make a profit in the next 5 years - it may be never. There is no competition and there probably never will be any.

      • veehikle veehikle • Sep 30, 1998 6:59 AM Flag

        Maybe someone can answer a few questions since I
        don't have a copy of the perspectus. Since the two main
        guys who started E-Bay own more than half the company
        and they sold about 30 something million shares at
        $18, what are they planning to do with those funds?
        I'm sure advertising and infastructure improvements
        are on the table, but who else is going to serve on
        the board. Since Goldman underwrote the auction, are
        they on the board? Since EBay has entered the largest
        Auction in the World (NASDAQ), I see that they only show
        a small amount of earnings. And I also realize that
        the fundamentals look ridiculous now..but who's left
        in the internet market that can come out of the box
        like these guys? I surf the net and saw Geocities go
        public (who can understand that one), but I feel this
        stock can't lose in the next four years. Anyone who
        uses EBay realizes just how addictive and efficient it
        really is and it can't help making money. Especially if
        there are 700,000 auctions going on any given day!


        Go long on this one...my opinion. What does the rest
        of the world out there think (or know).

      • bairdg3 bairdg3 • Jan 25, 2001 2:01 PM Flag

        Yahoo is not free any longer. They charge, and as soon as they started to charge, their auction were almost cut in half. Ebay has branched out. They are constantly adding new features to their site, plus they just bought half.com not too long ago, and it is doing well also.

    • RC2GUNatHEART RC2GUNatHEART • Sep 29, 1998 10:45 PM Flag

      I think Ebay is Great..............Hope it soars up to the top.I love to buy and sell on ebay, and so do alot of others.So I say Ebay strong forever....................................

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      • Wbarch Wbarch • Sep 29, 1998 11:00 PM Flag

        I have been using ebay regularly the past six
        months. It has continued to improve and is quite
        efficient. The number of items for auction today was over
        700,000 a few months ago it was in the 500,000 range.
        This is a major increase in activity and there have
        been no problems from my perspective. I didn't manage
        to get in on the IPO but am watching and hoping for
        a pull back (maybe another late october market
        correction) before going long.

        Wbarch

    • jeffyblack jeffyblack • Jan 7, 1999 8:59 AM Flag

      i this is a very good investment. I would invest.

    • ibdtrader ibdtrader • Jun 21, 2001 10:42 PM Flag

      Here is an example of a broken crytal ball.

      I know, Iknow, Monday morning quarterback and all that jazz... but 20/20 hindsight is something we can all learn from....

    • chroniccapitulator chroniccapitulator • May 23, 2002 12:10 PM Flag

      chomp!

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