posted on May 19, 2008 05:47:58 AM
My buying id got a 10% off coupon Saturday, which came in handy as I just won an item for about $100.
So now, this buying id has the coupon and the ebay bucks. I wondered why until I read that Nielsen Online reports that ebay unique visitors and page views are continuing to decline.
Thought it was interesting that they are trying to do something to encourage repeat business.
Beth
posted on May 19, 2008 08:31:07 AM
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. The way that Ebay has been treating their sellers, it was only a matter of time for it to trickle down to the buyers. Now it is becoming very clear that the buyers are leaving for better buying experiences.
posted on May 19, 2008 10:58:54 AM
2005 & 2006....had peaks of 20,000,000 auction counts....
2007 & 2008....eBay can barely keep it over 14,000,000 unless they have a sale day
WAKE UP STOCKHOLDERS....help us sellers out and we may stay!....keep heading down this same road and y'all will have a nice supply of WHITE GOLD(that's toilet paper for those who are not in scouting)
posted on May 22, 2008 11:52:18 AM
Lets see... P/e ratio is about 97 to one. To be in a more standard P/E ratio, you would want 10 or maybe 12 to 1. So, you anticipate Ebay increasing it's earnings by about 10 times... just to validate the CURRENT price?
What do you get for that money? You get a share of the company. Does that include anything like some of the profits? Nope. Ebay pays no dividends. You own a share of something, and they keep all of the profits and you own a share of the thing.
I don't know fluffy. I don't see ebay growing earnings by 10 times any time soon. Seems a bit overpriced to me... almost 1999 Internet Stock overpriced.
BTW, Exxon is at about 12 to 1, and paying a dividend of about 1.8%. There are some things out there that actually give you some of their profits (like, all of them).
Personally, I like apartment REITs starting in about 3 to 6 months. All of those people who went into foreclosure have to live somewhere. THey are not moving onto the streets. There is little competition to REITs in buying apartments because most lending institutions are not lending large amounts of cash right now. In a reit, you can get a share of the profits from apartments across the country or around the world. That is your Dividend. When the value of the property goes up, you get a price increase on the shares of the REIT. You get 6% or more now, and you own shares in something real.
