posted on May 28, 2007 07:32:57 AM new
I am looking at the bottom of the eBay home page where they list the international sites, and I don't see an eBay for Japan.
Don't they have one? Why not?
Or are there eBay countries that aren't listed down there?
posted on May 28, 2007 03:52:29 PM new
From the BBC article: "EBay admitted it had fallen behind Yahoo Japan, the market leader in the country." If they mean that Yahoo Japan has 98.7% of the Japanese online auction market and eBay Japan was fighting for the leftovers then yes, they are a little behind. What the article fails to mention are the poor decisions taken by US management in entering the Japanese market. Many of these same people tried a similar strategy in Hong Kong, New Zealand and China - but again came away with black eyes and empty pockets. Just because you're big in the USA doesn't translate to guaranteed success in other markets.
posted on May 28, 2007 09:51:12 PM new
Yahoo Japan isn't the same creature as Yahoo USA. It's largest shareholder is SoftBank and they dominate in many Asian markets.
posted on May 30, 2007 07:46:25 PM new
If you want to sell in Japan either sell on Yahoo Japan http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/ or via your website. Find a few Japanese students to translate your English copy into Nihongo and away you go... piece of cake
