Auction Case Studies, Items 51 to 100

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51. eBay's Mobile Madness Has Method, by Guy Kewney, eWeek, 9-13-2005 Discusses rationale for eBay's bid to purchase Internet phone company Skype. Part of it is "presence," which allows people to know when to leave you a voice mail, and when to try talking.
52. 724,000 people derive some or all income from eBay,, by , Internet Retailer, 7-25-2005 A new survey by ACNielsen International Research for eBay reports that 724,000 Americans derive their primary or secondary income from eBay. Another 1.5 million supplement their income by selling on eBay. This shows a 68% increase since a 2003 study.
53. eBay's Search for Sellers, by Rob Hof, Business Week, 6-17-2005 The auction giant's fate depends on getting, and keeping, new merchants. Hof describes how eBay is trying to help them succeed.
54. Online auctions are more than a way to liquidate, Sears finds, by , Internet Retailer, 6-8-2005 Sears uses eBay for 3 different auction outlets, each geared to liquidating a particular type of excess merchandise. Sears works with Channel Advisor to design its strategy.
55. eBay Auction Drop-Off Stores - Part I, by Frank Fortunato, ECommerce-Guide, 6-9-2005 Overview of one of the hottest new small business opportunities of recent times, the proliferation of franchised local auction drop-off services (AuctionDrop, iSoldit, ePowerSellers) that allow ordinary folks to outsource the selling of items on eBay.
56. EBay Launches Int'l Classified Ads Site, by Rachel Konrad, BizReport, 3-9-2005 Online auction giant eBay says it is entering the Internet classified niche through a new "intensely local" site aimed at international users.
57. How shrinking margins are shrinking one retailer’s listings on eBay, by , Internet Retailer, 3-16-2005 Explains that Rockbottomgolf.com is moving off eBay because of increased fees which now cost him about 7% of gross. He can make better profits on his own site, and traffic driven by Shopping.com, BizRate, and Froogle.
58. AuctionDrop Does Your eBay Dirty Work, by James Maguire, ECommerce-Guide, 2-18-2005 AuctionDrop is a new service that accepts items for sale on eBay on a consignment basis. Clients bring the goods to any UPS Store, AuctionDrop inspects, photographs and lists the item on eBay, selling 92% of items listed (compared to overall 40% sell rate on eBay).
59. How eBay Can Restore Its Luster, by Robert D. Hof, Business Week, 1-26-2005 Offers advice to online auction giant for avoiding a slowdown in its growth, including backing off raised fees, reducing television ads, diversify by providing different sites for different kinds of merchandise and improve fraud handling process.
60. Welcome to the Jungle: The Two Sides of eBay (Part II), by Frank Fortunato, ECommerce-Guide, 1-18-2005 How to run a business through eBay auctions, covering how to price your items to sell, the bidding process, the importance of positive feedback and payment processing.
61. Pierre M. Omidyar: The Web For The People, by Robert D. Hof, Business Week, 12-6-2004 Explores the vision of eBay's founder: to give the power of the market back to individuals, as the Web's real power lies in its ability to connect people instantly around the world, buyers and sellers sharing near-perfect pricing and other information.
62. Welcome to the Jungle: The Two Sides of eBay, by Frank Fortunato, ECommerce-Guide, 1-5-2005 This introduction to building a business on eBay focuses on matching your merchandise to the market by choosing appropriately between fixed-price store sales and regular auction listings.
63. eBay Announces New Pricing Structure, by Devin Comiskey, ECommerce-Guide, 1-13-2005 Many merchants operating stores on eBay are unhappy about a new pricing structure that takes effect in February, raising the monthly fee for an eBay Store by 60% (to $15.95), and increasing the percentage eBay takes for each sale.
64. Getting Started on eBay, by Wayne Kawamoto, ECommerce-Guide, 10-18-2004 A basic guide to launching a business on eBay, or extending an existing retail business into the online auction marketplace through eBay. Covers the essentials of benefits, costs and promotion.
65. eBay: In Praise of the Perfect Market, by Patricia O'Connell, Business Week, 8-27-2004 O'Connell believes the online auctioneer eBay brings the full thrill of the hunt to the Internet, with a well-priced purchase as the modern equivalent of the capture.
66. Overstock.com Takes on eBay, by Christopher Saunders, ECommerce-Guide, 9-28-2004 Overstock.com's new auction service competes directly with eBay, and aims to distinguish itself by offering online merchants features that eBay's community of power sellers has demanded and been denied, as well as a social networking rating system akin to popular services such as Friendster and Ryze.
67. eBay: In Praise of the Perfect Market, by Patricia O'Connell, Business Week, 8-26-2004 The online auctioneer brings the full thrill of the hunt to the Internet. Who could ask for anything more? O'Connell tells of her experiencing "the thrill of constant change" that the bidding process brings.
68. "The Constant Challenge" at eBay, by Patricia O'Connell, Business Week, 6-30-2004 Discussion with eBay CEO Meg Whitman on balancing buyers' and sellers' needs, the pace of change, and why she finds the business "endlessly surprising."
69. A Speed Demon Called eBay Motors, by Amy Tsao, Business Week, 7-20-2004 eBay Motors sold its 1 millionth car in June, 2004, showing that people are just as willing to bid for used cars as they are for Beanie Babies. Discusses trends, including auto financing and global expansion.
70. Pawnbrokers Move Slowly to the Web, by Leslie Walker, E-Commerce Times, 8-7-2004 With a selling process and commission-based business model similar to eBay-style online auctions, GlobalPawn.com is enabling ordinary pawn shops to sell unclaimed goods to online shoppers. Key features are easy inventory management, and direct price negotiation with buyers.
71. Sell On eBay - From Your Local Circuit City, by Scott Koegler, Ecommerce-Guide, 8-5-2004 Electronics retailer Circuit City is experimenting with a service that allows sellers to bring equipment for sale to a Circuit City outlet, where the gear will be sold for them through online auction similar to eBay. All preparation and follow through is handled by Circuit City, for a small fee.
72. eBay's Search for Sellers, by Rob Hof, E-Commerce Times, 6-18-2004 Online auction leader eBay continues it's rapid growth, as buyers are plentiful, but it is aggressively seeking more and bigger sellers, as it strives to become a truly mainstream shopping destination.
73. eBay's Search for Sellers, by Rob Hof, Business Week, 6-17-2004 Finding new sellers and keeping existing ones happy has gotten tougher for eBay, as new rivals are coming on strong, especially as eBay's own merchants have steadily been offering more and more new merchandise.
74. eBay drop-off stores present opportunity for small retailers, by , Internet Retailer, 6-24-2004 Analyst sees eBay drop-off stores primarily for small businesses, smaller chains, and boutiques. More than 25 companies, including AuctionDrop, NuMarkets and iSold It, that have begun accepting items to be sold on eBay at chains of stores.
75. eBay store AuctionDrop grows its network by 3,400 locations, by , Internet Retailer, 6-22-2004 Rather not sell your own item on eBay. Now you can take it to 3,400 UPS Store locations where the staff will package and ship it to AuctionDrop, who will try to sell it on eBay. AuctionDrop sells 92% of its products for sale. Costs are 38% of the first $200, 30% of the next $200, and 20% of any remaining amount, plus eBay fees.
76. Auto parts exceed $1 billion in sales at eBay, by , Internet Retailer, 5-11-2004 Auto parts and accessories generated $1 billion on eBay last year, up 100% from the year before. Other categories over $1 billion are: eBay Motors $7.5B (including auto parts and accessories), consumer electronics $2.6B, computers $2.4B, books/movies/music $2B, clothing and accessories $1.8B, sports $1.8B, collectibles $1.5B, toys $1.5B, home and garden $1.3B, and jewelry $1.3B.
77. While hardly trying, eBay moves into the neighborhood, by Paul Demery, Internet Retailer, 3-1-2004 Groups of entrepreneurs are planning to open hundreds of competing stores where consumers can drop off their cast-offs for sale on eBay.
78. Bid Brothers Turns Discards into a Profit Center, by Aliza Earnshaw, Portland Business Journal, 3-12-2004 EBay's success has spawned a number of "trading assistants" who have built businesses on helping people sell their unwanted goods on the auction site. Earnshaw reports on firm helping nonprofit organizations raise money through sales of donated items.
79. eBay's Patient Bid on China, by Robert D. Hof, Business Week, 3-15-2004 William Cobb, eBay's senior global business VP, says the focus is more on "expanding] our marketplace" and "long-term sustainability." Discusses why he sees such potential in China.
80. Getting Ship-Shape with eBay Labeling, by Beth Cox, ECommerce-Guide, 3-25-2004 One small merchant's experience shows that eBay's new integrated labeling and shipping payment options (using USPS and UPS shipping) work well and simplify the fulfillment process, but there are several little glitches to contend with.
81. eBay: Where the Action Is Online, by Scott Kessler, Business Week, 2-24-2004 Says expanding services, foreign growth, and ever-expanding popularity has been buoyed by the so-called network effect -- the concept that a network becomes more valuable as its number of constituents and usage increases.
82. These Boots Were Made for Selling, by Ryan Underwood, Fast Company, 2-1-2004 Underwood reports that EBay, once exclusively the down-market preserve of Beanie Babies scalpers and baseball-card fanatics, has seen some of its most explosive growth in the luxury-goods category.
83. Developer Community Growing For Ebay, by Tony Kontzer, Information Week, 2-16-2004 Reports that EBay is working to broaden its developer base of about 4,000 contributors who are building applications used by eBay buyers and sellers to improve the user experience.
84. A brick-and-mortar side to eBay emerges in growing chains, by , Internet Retailer, 1-9-2004 Five companies now offer eBay services to sellers, who can drop off products they want sell for auction at eBay -- NuMarkets, iSoldIt, AuctionDrop, auctionValet, and Snappy Auctions. Four expect to expand nationally. Most charge a percentage of the sale and pass on eBay's fees. Snappy Auctions charges 35% commission on the first $200, and down from there.
85. Government Auctions Grow Up, by Karen Schwartz, Information Week, 12-22-2003 Schwartz discusses the growing use of the Internet as an auction medium, combined with general dissatisfaction with staging and attending land-based auctions, which has led to the growth of the government Web-auction model.
86. Ebay Selling Made Easy, by Verne Kopytoff, San Francisco Chronicle, 9-29-2003 Looks at niche businesses that help tech-challenged sellers use online auctions, including trading assistants, business liquidators and eBay drop-off stores.
87. The eBay Economy, by Robert D. Hof, Business Week, 8-25-2003 Says the online auction company is not just a wildly successful startup, it has invented a whole new business world. Looks at eBay's history and current activities, points to its success holding lessons for many kinds of businesses.
88. Commerce Drives Virtual World, by Daniel Terdiman, Wired News, 8-8-2003 There Inc. is a virtual world online game, but it's also a vibrant e-commerce community where as much as 70% of the trading is carried on through an eBay-like auction system. Members also operate stores and sell goods directly to each other.
89. Catch Me If You Can, by Scott Kirsner, Fast Company, 8-1-2003 Reviews the hunt for an eBay scammer who ripped off buyers on eBay and Yahoo until the Feds put him behind bars and the prisoner's comments during an interview.
90. eBay reports record Q2 net revenue, up 91%, by , Internet Retailer, 7-25-2003 eBay's net revenue of $509 million for Q2 2003 is double what it was a year ago. Gross merchandise sales rose 66% to $5.6 billion. Active users are up 57% to 34.1 million. Top product categories over $1 billion in annual gross merchandise sales are: eBay Motors $6.3 billion; consumer electronics $2B; computers $2B; books/movies/music $1.6B; sports $1.5B; clothing/accessories $1.3B; collectibles $1.1B; toys $1B; home and garden $1B.
91. eBay for Small Business (Part II), by Gerry Blackwell, Small Business Computing, 5-28-2003 According to eBay's own trainers, the keys to selling successfully on eBay are great photos (as professional as possible), the title of the listing (focused on search keywords), and a fully detailed description.
92. Meet Ebay's Auctioneer-in-Chief, by Rob Hof, Business Week, 5-29-2003 Says Meg Whitman has taken the site to the top of the Net heap by listening to customers -- and getting to know the selling process from the inside.
93. The learn-as-you-go plan at eBay, by Kurt Peters, Internet Retailer, 6-1-2003 Liquidator Genco Distribution Systems found a correlation between the bid starting price and the amount of the winning bid. When it used to start bids at 30% of the original cost, auctions would generation 5-6 bids and sell at $60. When they dropped the starting price to $9.99 on all auctions, the winning bid is now $75 to $80. Excess Technologies found bid prices dropped if too many of the same item were for sale at eBay. Now they sell most liquidated merchandise through Amazon and Yahoo stores, Ya
94. EBay's Newest $1 Billion Business, by Penelope Patsuris, Forbes.com, 4-14-2003 EBay formally launched its business and industrial marketplace site in January, creating a central location where enterprises can buy or sell anything. Sees B2B growth among small- and medium-sized businesses, especially overstocked or obsolete inventory.
95. Strategic liquidation: Don’t flood eBay, by , Internet Retailer, 4-29-2003 Observes that too much product available at eBay depresses the price. Excess Technologies now sells liquidated merchandise at Amazon, Yahoo stores, Yahoo auctions, and Overstock, and wholesale at Bid4Assets.com, Overstockb2b and eBay wholesale.
96. Inside The EBay Biosphere, by Penelope Patsuris, Forbes.com, 4-16-2003 Profiles a business that sells cameras on eBay, listing about 7000 products at any one time.
97. Why the line between auctions and other online marketplaces is blurring, by , Internet Retailer, 4-3-2003 23% of eBay business is in fixed price format. Amazon no longer does auctions, but provides a marketplace for third-party sellers. There's only a 10% overlap of those who regularly shop eBay and those who regularly shop Amazon. The eBay buyers looks for a great deal, the Amazon audience doesn't want an older product.
98. B-To-B Reach Refined, by Beth Bacheldor, Information Week, 2-3-2003 Reports online auctioneer EBay consolidation of its B-to-B offerings on a single site for easier searching. Company expects the new marketplace to gross more than $1 billion in sales annually.
99. What Makes eBay Invincible, by Brad Hill, E-Commerce Times, 3-4-2003 eBay's initial success was based on early dominance in a new niche, leading to the 'network' growth effect, and solid business management. eBay continues to thrive by focusing on providing tools and support to the small and medium merchants it serves.
100. Wheels of Fortune, by Jonathan Fahey, Forbes, 1-6-2003 Explains why the biggest used-car lot in the world is right there on your computer, courtesy of Ebay. Reports that dealers account for about half the listings, with individuals making up the rest. Says high profits are attracting competitors.