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The Long Slide Of eBAY's Gross Merchandise Volume Growth

Increasing Ebay fees coupled with the Paypal virtual monopoly is not holding up in the face of services like Craigslist.

Ebay has become more and more exclusively an outlet for 'hot' merchandise, cut-rate accessories from wholesalers operating out of China, and overstock retailers.

Only those with ridiculously large profit margins can build a lasting business on Ebay.

These issues coupled with Ebay's loss of place as the 'cool' way to sell stuff online, means that Ebay will continue to grow due to the even larger issues facing print classified ad media, but in turn Ebay will lose the long tail which led to its emergence.