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Posted By: boxingcardman

The overarching theory of every change is to make the site into a direct competitor of Amazon. I see this as just another part of the push away from the auction format, the thinking being that if Ebay piles on unpalatable changes in the auction format it will depress auction prices and action to the point where sellers will move to price everything on a BIN basis, perhaps using the best offer mechanism as a means of putting a negotiation component into play.

I happen to think it is a stupid idea, abandoning the marketing tool that got you on the map to try and step into a market niche that is already occupied by a monster competitor, but that is the folly of the Board.

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