Amazon.com vs. eBay

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Amazon.com vs. eBay

• Ronaz Ibrahim
• Marcus Bettencourt
• Janine Rose Quijano

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Outline

• Quick Facts on eBay
• Quick Facts on Amazon.com
• Compare Contrast
• Which would we prefer?
• In which cases would you use either?

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• Founded in 1995, eBay is an online auction and
  shopping website
• A multi-billion dollar business with operations
  localized in over thirty countries
• Expanded from its original "set-time" auction
  format to include "Buy It Now" standard shopping

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• Started in 1995 as an online bookstore, grew into
  the largest online retailer in the U.S. with
  nearly three times the Internet sales revenue of
  the runner up, Staples Inc.
• Multinational Electronic Commerce Company
• Established separate websites in Canada, the
  United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan,
  and China
• You may also sell your own products on Amazon
  with their Sell on amazon.com feature, but you
  must make sure your listings meet Amazon
  requirements.

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Compare and Contrast

• Amazon.com
• Mostly e-tailing
• Provides customer reviews
• eBay
• Mostly online auctions
• Offers classified for real estate and automobiles
• Services and intangibles can be sold too

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Preference

• Amazon.com
• E-tailing?
• Electronics, books, apparel, computer, DVDs
• eBay
• Online auction?
• New and used electronics, cars, apparel,
  collectibles, sporting goods