posted on February 21, 2001 08:44:03 PM new
YHOO, in the news again, with my favorite quote from brokerage firm analyst Safa Rashtchy:
The number of items listed for sale on the formerly free Yahoo Auctions site has declined about 40 percent since the fees began, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Co. analyst Safa Rashtchy said. Rashtchy said he had expected a decline of only about 25 percent.
posted on February 22, 2001 06:42:49 AM new
And on which day did they check those figures? I think 40% was about 1 week after January 9. Are they really that far behind or just out of touch with the reality.
Although the numbers I am watching are bobbing up and down {which makes me wonder about their accuracy} they are holding at an average 90% decline.
posted on February 22, 2001 07:36:47 AM new
forshoppin >
Although the numbers I am watching are bobbing up and down {which makes me wonder about their accuracy} they are holding at an average 90% decline.
There's so few listings at Yahoo!AuctionsLITE these days, you're going to find a single seller having a significant impact in a single category.
Looking at just the past two weeks, in nine of the ten categories (not including U.S. Coins since the listings number is incorrect most of the time) that I follow, here's the numbers:
On February 8 there were 38,464 listings, which on February 15 had dropped to 29,150 listings, or -24.2%, and by today had dropped to 28,733, or another -1.4%.
