What is most interesting about the story is this idea that online auctions may, as a whole, be sliding because consumers increasingly want to buy something NOW and not have to wait till an auction ends in a week's time to find out if they won it or not.
Of course, this could just be eBay's rationale in order to move toward a set-price retail model, but IF this is true (I personally think it is, though it is also only one factor among many in the market sea-change that is going on), then ALL auctions, except those at the highest end, will be affected, eBay or not. Dave Posteropolis www.posteropolis.com ----- Original Message ----- From: David Kusumoto To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:04 PM Subject: [MOPO] Hershenson story goes viral The 1,200-word analysis by Catherine Holahan featuring quotes by Bruce -- that originated in Business Week magazine in New York yesterday -- has gone super viral today. Beyond the Yahoo News reference previously cited by Channing, the story has been picked up by many papers and websites, including USA Today and CNet, with some using headlines or leads -- declaring eBay auctions, according to a Business Week analysis -- are "doomed." The original Holahan story is at the link below as a user-friendly PDF. http://tinyurl.com/46mucq ...But a Google News search of "Hershenson" cites nearly 50 "related" stories on the web today.... -d. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
