posted on February 10, 2001 12:13:13 AM new
Also note that eBay didn't increase IN PROPORTION to Yahoo's decrease, meaning ebay didn't really pick up very many Yahoo sellers (unless some eBay sellers left eBay at the same time the Yahoo sellers arrived, which I don't think happened).
That tells me there are a LOT of listings out somewhere---either spread around smaller auction sites or not listed anywhere YET. Some sellers may quit auctioning altogether, but some (like me) are in limbo with hundreds of closed Yahoo listings looking for a new home. It's hard to get motivated to move all those auctions somewhere else, MUCH LESS move them to 5 or 6 somewhere elses (for lack of a clear-cut winning alternative auction OTHER THAN eGreed).
Yahoo has dropped to around half your February 7th figure now, with all the 10-day free relists gone. Unless somebody starts listing again, it will be down to 40,000 in two weeks when the free bulk loader listings roll off. I just can't believe they're sitting back and watching this happen.
