Comments on Mike Effle's articles RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/mike-effle/articles http://seekingalpha.com/article/112758/comments?source=feed#comment-593223 593223 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:56:45 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/112758/comments?source=feed#comment-343086 343086 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:35:26 -0500
Amazon will always be the diamond, and ebay will always be zircon!

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/112758/comments?source=feed#comment-343087 343087 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:35:26 -0500
Amazon will always be the diamond, and ebay will always be zircon!

]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97510/comments?source=feed#comment-266369 266369 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:53:28 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/97510/comments?source=feed#comment-266367 266367 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:52:10 -0400
I do hope eBay doesn't attempt to 'double dip' as you described. Given eBay's admission in 2006 that only "a small percentage" used Keywords on eBay, AdCommerce isn't likely worth the investment without other changes to the overall selling dynamics on eBay.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/97510/comments?source=feed#comment-265930 265930 Could it be that eBay is moving more to a model that reduces fees for the masses but enables more price descrimination (to collect a higher take rate from those who can afford it) for search exposure? This being eBay, they will try to do the second without doing the first. They have already claimed falsely to have lowered listing fees for the masses when they in fact, raised them for the vast majority. Now they add a pay-per-click model that only makes sense for the mega "diamond" sellers who don't pay listing fees in the first place.]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:59:41 -0400 Could it be that eBay is moving more to a model that reduces fees for the masses but enables more price descrimination (to collect a higher take rate from those who can afford it) for search exposure?

This being eBay, they will try to do the second without doing the first. They have already claimed falsely to have lowered listing fees for the masses when they in fact, raised them for the vast majority. Now they add a pay-per-click model that only makes sense for the mega "diamond" sellers who don't pay listing fees in the first place.]]>