posted on January 3, 2004 06:51:23 PM new
I HAVE ACCIDENTLY FOUND WHAT I BELIEVE LOOKS LIKE EVIDENCE THAT EBAY HAS BOUGHT YAHOO OUT.
ON ONE OF YAHOO PAGES THEY ADVERTISE EBAY AUCTIONS. HERE IS A LINK.
http://au.search.shopping.yahoo.com/search/au?P=au&p=auctions
GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND YOU WILL SEE THE EBAY ADVERT.
posted on January 3, 2004 09:23:36 PM new
From the following article.
(This is about Australia not U.S.)
eBay has just signed an advertising deal with the dot-com giant under terms that a spokesperson described as "commercial in confidence".
Yahoo auctions crushed by eBay
By Staff Writers, ZDNet Australia
07 August 2003
Yahoo will close its failed online auction business, SOLD.com.au, on August 20th, in a move that will leave dominant player eBay in a monopolistic position.
The closure was announced to users on the SOLD.com.au page.
"We would like to thank you for using SOLD.com.au and we hope you have enjoyed the experience," it read. "We recommend that in the future, our customers try out the great service offered by eBay, our preferred auction service."
Yahoo bought the company from Fairfax for AU$24 million in early 2001, but failed to make an impact in the massive online auctions market.
SOLD's demise will give Yahoo's revenues a boost though -- eBay has just signed an advertising deal with the dot-com giant under terms that a spokesperson described as "commercial in confidence".
The development comes less than a week after the demise of the monster.com.au jobs website, which was losing a bucket-load of money -- around AU$6 million per year -- before the proverbial plug was pulled.
Fortunately for SOLD.com.au staff, no jobs will be lost. "All of SOLD.com.au's staff and resources will be redeployed toward key growth areas in the company," the statement read.
A Nielsen//NetRatings report for June showed the number of unique visitors to sold.com.au remained stagnant at around the 240,000 mark, while eBay managed to grow to 1.3 million.
posted on January 3, 2004 10:11:02 PM new
THANKS GUYS FOR LETTING ME KNOW. I HAD ONLY FOUND OUT THIS TODAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS NOT JUST AUSTRALIA. IT IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO BE HONG KONG CANADA AND THE UK. and NEW ZEALAND. ONE WAY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY AT LEAST 1 SIET IS BY TYPING IN THE CORRECT YAHOO ADDRESS AND EBAY COMES UP IN THAT PARTICULAR COUNTRY.
posted on January 3, 2004 10:29:24 PM new
This was no news at all. In fact Yahoo booted Ebay right out of Japan about a year and a half back which was part of the deal. Ebay and Yahoo have been exchanging regions for a while now.
