posted on September 12, 2003 09:59:06 PM new
I guess they only post this in the Half.com sellers account. It has some new ebay statistics though.
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Friday, September 12, 2003
Dear Half.com Sellers:
Congratulations and thank you for your business on Half.com. Over the past few months, you may have heard how eBay is evolving its marketplace. I'd like to share some information about that evolution and about how you can start selling on eBay.
As we previously announced, Half.com will be integrated into eBay by the summer of 2004. At that point, the Half.com brand and website will no longer exist. The transition will include numerous enhancements to the eBay platform to enable more efficient buying and selling of the types of products offered on Half.com.
Today, we're announcing the first of these enhancements, called "Pre-Filled Item Information," to improve the process of selling on eBay. Pre-Filled Item Information enables you to list books, music, movies and video games on eBay using the same product database currently used on Half.com. You can list items by entering an ISBN number, UPC code or keyword and you can also select from additional product details, stock photos and other content to add to your listing. Click here to see a preview of this new feature.
We'd also like to keep you informed during this transition. We created this online "Transition Center" for announcing Half.com integration news and sharing eBay best practices. Here you'll find regular updates on the progress of the transition and information for growing your business in the eBay marketplace. We recommend you bookmark this site and check in weekly to see what's new.
Finally, we'd like to tell you about the kind of opportunity your business can find on eBay. Here are a few numbers that illustrate what eBay can offer:
More than 75 million global users—a number that grew 51% year over year as of July 2003.
An Entertainment category that produced more than $1.6 billion in worldwide gross merchandise sales (GMS) over the last 12 months.
Fixed-price offerings that already contributed 27% of our total GMS during Q2 2003 and are growing each quarter.
In addition, we recently rolled out the Immediate Payment option for fixed-priced transactions allowing sellers to immediately collect payments from buyers.
We are very excited about the potential of growing your business through the transition to eBay, and our improvements to the eBay platform. We are committed to providing a smooth transition and, as always, we are interested in your feedback. If you have questions at any time during the transition, click the "Contact our Help Desk" link in the "Ask" section on the left side of this page. Thank you again for your support of Half.com and we look forward to your success on eBay.
Sincerely,
Mike Aufricht
Vice President and General Manager, eBay Entertainment
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posted on September 12, 2003 11:27:12 PM new
I have to admit, I'm disapointed in this decision. I was hoping that they would go the other direction and move all the media and computer categories off Ebay and onto half.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on September 13, 2003 06:47:30 AM new
I'm amazed at ebay's latest numbers and wonder how can they increase at that rate?
More than 75 million global users—a number that grew 51% year over year as of July 2003.
An Entertainment category that produced more than $1.6 billion in worldwide gross merchandise sales (GMS) over the last 12 months.
Fixed-price offerings that already contributed 27% of our total GMS during Q2 2003 and are growing each quarter.
-------------- sig file ----------- President John F. Kennedy said, "There are three things which are real: God, human folly and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension, so we must do what we can with the third."
posted on September 13, 2003 07:36:48 AM new
Ace, don't forget that eBay accounts don't expire. For all we know half of those users haven't been on eBay in years.
It's like taking a census and counting all the dead people too.
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