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Can eBay's New Fee Structure Fend Off Amazon?

the fee structure is completely unimportant to buyers and mostly unimportant to sellers.

traffic matters far more than transaction fees to sellers.

the user interface (UI) and availability of products matters most to buyers.

Amazon has the better UI by far because it doesn't look like the discount aisle at the dollar store.

as for traffic and availability of items, Ebay is ahead today, but Amazon is quickly catching up.

Dangers of the Amazon(.com)

Bezos can be as creative as he wants, but that is not how Amazon will increase profits. His creative efforts are a great way to throw money away. He should treat them that way, as hobbies, instead of betting the company on it.

cut the kindle, the unbox, and whatever his next dumb idea is, and you'll have a successful company.

the only proactive move he should make is to continue expanding the variety of what you can buy at amazon.com. ebay has a horrific user interface, with many sellers attempting to side-step the whole auction idea by focusing on buy-it-now options. amazon should step in with their superior customer relations and user interface and take over ebay's market.