Ebay gets 3.5 million listings daily. So there's no way to accurately capture what percentage of those listings represent unwanted holiday gifts. |
He has a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge in leading the financial strategy and direction of large companies. We're continuing to grow at a rapid rate. |
He sees that the company is now in a position where he can retire without the operations skipping a beat. |
I think we're starting to see where it is effective and how it can be effective, but it is still in the early stages. |
If the point of the bill is to stop fencing of stolen goods, why are there exemptions for swap meets and junk dealers? |
It governs the types of payments services that sellers can market in their listings. Of course, due to the nature of eBay being a marketplace, we can't monitor or control how buyers and sellers actually complete payments and transactions. |
It is not good for a buyer or a seller because it clutters the marketplace, |
It is not good for a buyer or a seller because it clutters the marketplace. Some amount of pricing ensures a higher quality supply. |
It was almost immediate that we started to see Pope Benedict items and memorabilia come onto the site. Right now, much of the world's attention is on Pope Benedict and so it is not a surprise for us to see numerous Pope Benedict listings on the site. |
It's business as usual for us, |
It's not feasible to pre-screen or block items. We do what we can to enforce laws against counterfeiting. It's bad for our business and our customers. |
It's not one versus the other. A lot of sellers use both. You might sell an item that's in demand at auction and the kinds of things that might not sell right away as a fixed-price listing. |
It's probably among the most valuable things every sold on behalf of a charity on eBay. |
Our community has 181 million people. A community that size requires efficiency, and because 99 percent of customer support is handled between the buyer and seller, our basic level of customer support is Internet-based. |
Some of our competitors have twisted our metrics in the local marketplace. We don't give those numbers out any more for competitive reasons. |