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eBay TV For Real?
from the doomed-to-fail dept
It's been over a year and a half since the idea of "eBay TV" was first announced, and nothing happened. Now, it seems that eBay is finally gearing up to launch the television program, which they scarily describe as a mix between "Entertainment Tonight," "Ripley's Believe it or Not" and "Antiques Roadshow." Thanks, but no thanks. As I said when they first announced it, until they figure out a way to add a Survivor-style component where people get kicked off the internet for not bidding enough on a beanie-baby, I'm not sure this will catch on. In order to entice reluctant stations to put the show in their schedule, eBay is trying to bribe them with eBay-built auction sites for the station (so they can earn commissions) as well as referal fees for anyone who signs up for eBay via the station's website.
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I'd watch it.
They also have stories of people who bought something for far below it's actual value that are quite interesting.
I don't know how many episodes they could make that would keep it popular, but they do have a lot of neat stories they could tell.
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The other 'odd' stuff could be used to break up the selling segments.
Yeah, this would probably work and attract advertising for those companies (think IBM) who sell there goods on Ebay.
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