posted on April 12, 2001 07:16:40 AM new
Hi Corrdog - I used to follow that site, but the one I listed and others (which were referred to me from this board) show different numbers.
posted on April 12, 2001 02:31:16 PM new
I think someone is playing a joke on you and turned your monitor upside down or your viewing year 2000 data. Have you cleared your cache?
Both sites show eBay to be at a 3 month low in listing counts on the graphs.
The sites use slightly different formulas to attempt to correct for variables in the reported data from eBay but the resulting trends are clear and consistant on both sites.
What the counts can't show is the positive profit effect of BIN sales, even while they cause lower counts at any specif time, and how the 10 cent fee for 10 day auctions might have lowered counts but not actual items being offered.
eBay and sellers might or might not be making more money but the auction counts are definately in a long term decline.
posted on April 12, 2001 03:13:59 PM new
As Ebay, when new had auction counts that rose consistently to the stratosphere, would not it be normal to expect that the pendulum, at some point would swing the other way?
It happened that way back in the late 80's in the recession at the Antique Shows and flea markets. People had bought "stuff" like crazy and when the layoffs and downsizing happened well they had to do something and to sell the stuff they had bought became the way to go.
What happened? Well those markets became saturated and it was no longer the easy thing to set up at a market and take in 1,000. We used to say "the 'stupid money' is out of the market".
It does seem that the same thng is happening to the internet aucion market.
