http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=22496 eBay, the largest and most successful person-to-person Internet auction company, plans to go public in late September. If you think OnSale is doing well, you will love eBay. eBay is one of the few profitable Internet companies, and revenues are growing very quickly, practically doubling every sequential quarter. Revenues for the latest quarter were almost $9 million. Right now, 600K auctions are conducted weekly on eBay. The reason the eBay model is so superb is that eBay doesn't carry any inventory at all. It simply extracts a listing fee for each auction, and about a 2.5 percent commission on all closed sales. eBay is one of the Internet's most popular destinations, and people stay on eBay when they get there. It is not uncommon for someone to spend several hours a day, searching out all the great deals on computers, collectibles, etc. I expect this to be one of the hottest, if not THE hottest IPO of the year. One of the things that will really be great for Internet investors is that it is easy to see how fast eBay is growing by simply tabluating the number of auctions going on at any point in time. I have been doing this for the past several months, and the number has been growing steadily. And eBay isn't yet doing even half the things it could be doing to increase revenues. Advertising, e-mail letters, sponsorships -- all are being extremely under-utilized. eBay is a great example of the opportunities in e-commerce. Copyright © 2009 Talkzilla (TZ Holdings, LLC) All rights reserved.10A new competitor for eBay and Amazon: [url]http://glyde.com/[/url][tag]Glyde[/tag] <b>Glyde Aims to Simplify Online Sales of Used Media</b> B...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2610237311/16/2009 1:21:44 PMCNBC picks up on my March comments: Suggests name Change to Paypal --- http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/11/1257305280.html...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2607576311/5/2009 9:36:33 PM<b>End to a Fight Over Skype May Be Near</b> By BRAD STONE New York Times November 4, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — The bitter battle over the future o...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2606991811/4/2009 6:41:27 AM PayPal Launches Own Forum as It Moves toward Independence from eBay http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abn/y09/m10/i30/s01...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2606380311/1/2009 6:35:32 PMHi Doren Off line for about a week. Finally I did get back the good system for downloading pictures. However, so what?! If my items sell, ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2604578810/24/2009 6:30:57 PMMJ ebays latest insult - Add the lowest rating to every item. I listed about 33 items took a few hours. After going back to check them I noticed th...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2602816810/18/2009 1:14:46 PMDoren Just as I had Ebay set up to down load pictures of the things I collect----everything worked fine for about 3 months. Last evening decide...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2599284810/4/2009 5:20:35 PM<b>EBay Is Said to Have Deal to Sell Skype</b> By BRAD STONE and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER New York Times Published: September 1, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=259073509/1/2009 7:37:31 AMEbay suffers further profits fall http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8013636.stm Morons. Meg frigged up that company big time. During a rec...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=259072569/1/2009 4:13:22 AMAn interesting twist to the auction model: <b>Sites Ask Users to Spend to Save</b> By BRAD STONE New York Times August 17, 2009 Some people...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=258761988/19/2009 2:19:47 PMRevenue Canada targets eBay sellers http://www.thespec.com/news/article/609675 News release "eBay sellers must declare all income for tax p...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=258381898/4/2009 9:33:38 PMAn update on the prospective Skype IPO: <b>EBay says no changes to Skype IPO plans</b> Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:24pm EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=258274367/31/2009 8:37:40 AMCan eBay's stock rebound? http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/31/technology/ebay_stock_analysts.fortune/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote Shares of the auctio...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=258273977/31/2009 8:14:03 AMPayPal tries rewiring e-commerce with new interface http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10294233-2.html?tag=nl.e703 July 23, 2009 2:01 PM PDT...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=258097517/24/2009 11:38:08 AMi heard on tv that ebay is selling a lot of michael jackson related items...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=257442706/27/2009 12:27:52 PM<b>Why PayPal Wants to Know Where Everybody Lives</b> By Saul Hansell New York Times June 19, 2009, 2:30 pm [chart]graphics8.nytimes.com/imag...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=257281666/19/2009 8:24:58 PMNO CHECKS??? I was going to start a store on eBay. I just realized they stopped allowing vendors to accept Money orders or checks. I just started list...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=256995396/7/2009 11:32:30 PMShame on you eBay http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2009/4/1240930825.html...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=256050594/28/2009 9:17:34 PMebay has a good report...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=255899224/22/2009 5:05:49 PMeBay buying out Gmarket, as Yahoo exits The online auction giant is willing to pay up to $1.2 billion for the South Korean e-commerce site. Yahoo, ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=255744504/16/2009 11:46:14 AMeBay explores Plan B for Skype, or is it Plan C? <b>EBay Plans Public Offering for Skype</b> By BRAD STONE New York Times April 15, 2009 SA...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=255702434/14/2009 7:40:45 PM<b>Founders Seek to Buy Skype Back From EBay</b> By BRAD STONE New York Times April 11, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — The European duo who created Skyp...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=255622144/10/2009 8:15:50 PMSkype for iPhone: It's official The free VoIP app will finally be available to download on Tuesday, minus some Skype features but with a few iPhone...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=255334483/30/2009 11:26:31 AMspinning it off? that's stupid. Again the company should reorganize with Paypal as the Parent and eBay as the subsidiary. Even change the ticker sym...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=254951563/15/2009 4:34:11 PMSome targets for PayPal: <b>EBay's PayPal envisions doubling in size by 2011 (AP)</b> Posted on Wed Mar 11, 2009 2:58PM EDT SAN JOSE, Calif...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=254855613/11/2009 5:13:20 PM<b>EBay's Big Plans for PayPal The struggling e-commerce company wants to expand its lucrative payments business</b> March 8, 2009, 10:44PM EST ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=254774333/9/2009 9:37:33 AMSpeaking of AMAZON COPYING eBAy check out my continuing problems: http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=25450622 Sheech....http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=254529692/28/2009 3:47:17 PMThis company should be renamed Paypal with eBay as a subsidiary. I'm not being sarcastic --- i'm being serious. -Url P.S. Donahoe gotta go...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=254281582/19/2009 8:50:25 PMI have continued tracking my feedback and mystical Donahoe Seller ratings. And now I have captured proof positive that ebay programmers cannot even...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=254166412/16/2009 11:02:41 AMIs Skype for sale? Experts say that Skype is a bright spot in eBay's portfolio, and it will take a hefty offer for the company to sell. Tue, Jan 2...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=253599051/27/2009 10:34:07 AM<i>Some of the decline is likely the result of the declining economy.</i> NONSENSE - The economy should be HELPING ebay. It's due to screwing it's ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=253470111/22/2009 4:23:36 PMTom, Thanks for the insight into eBay's relations with its "partners." Unfortunately, the company's management has taken one of the premier brands ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=253439471/21/2009 5:20:38 PMGlenn, the deterioration of ebay numbers is also caused by the fact that ebay sellers all despise ebay more and more every day. As of few days ago it...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=253343121/18/2009 5:46:24 PMSome chilling statistics for eBay: <b>eBay Traffic Plummeting (EBAY)</b> Henry Blodget | November 25, 2008 12:10 PM eBay's (EBAY) core busin...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2520734311/25/2008 4:21:16 PMPrediction: 1st Donahoe get boot. Next eBay gets sold to Yahoo Paypal remains as separate publicly traded company (not part of Yahoo). Wh...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2508563310/19/2008 7:17:31 PM<b>Amid the Gloom, an E-Commerce War</b> By BRAD STONE October 12, 2008 WHEN the e-commerce giant eBay emerged from the last recession seven ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2505941210/12/2008 3:16:06 PM"Together, PayPal and Bill Me Later will make online payments safer, easier and more convenient than ever.” One reason I buy on Amazon or half.com ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2503240510/6/2008 12:29:16 PMeBay Inc. Buys Leading Payments and Classifieds Businesses, Streamlines Existing Organization To Improve Growth http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081006/200810...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=2503104610/6/2008 8:02:48 AMearnings out...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=247642927/16/2008 5:56:18 PM<i>The golden era of the small seller on eBay, hawking gewgaws and knickknacks from the basement or garage, is coming to a noisy and ignominious end.<...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=247543837/13/2008 11:05:57 PM<i>Since taking the helm in March, eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe has made it clear that fixed-priced items are key to future growth.</i> <b>Auc...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=246447626/3/2008 7:16:32 PMSilicon Alley Insider has pegged the value of Craiglist at $5 billion. Presumably, that would require Craigslist to work on “maximizing its own profit...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=245806845/12/2008 8:41:03 AMSilicon Alley Insider recently valued Craigslist at $5 billion. The facts behind the EBay-Craigslist litigation: April 30, 2008, 4:58 pm <b...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=245496444/30/2008 8:22:01 PMStart-up hopes to outdo eBay with online market Wigix believes its Nasdaq-style, community-boosted trading system is better than eBay's auctions f...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=245432874/29/2008 10:22:14 AMOld Stocks: it would seem to me that the burden is *not* on eBay to find out if each of those sellers has registered their land. Auctions are contr...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=243729853/5/2008 7:22:41 PMeBay listing count - scandal or mistake? http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m03/i05/s03...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=243729723/5/2008 7:19:21 PMAuctions are NOT contractually binding! In fact auctions are not even a contract. I found out the hard way, it had gotten me into trouble selling on...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=243392782/23/2008 4:57:55 PMBoycott a success - Auction Count Drops 20% -17.73% - February 21, 2008 11:05 am http://db.powersellersunite.com/auctionsitewatch.php/ eBay...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=243322422/21/2008 12:01:27 PMEbay going down in flames, execs are cashing in first. Stockholders screwed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTopt4zlISM First part mostly about ...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=243273052/20/2008 12:39:03 AMHow Donahoe Broke eBay http://seekingalpha.com/article/63500-how-donahoe-broke-ebay...http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=242976782/9/2008 1:00:41 AM