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   My prediction

   

   Mark Baker, Oct 10th, 1999 @ 9:47am

   
   

   I hope AuctionWatch wins this. eBay doesn't own the fact that a particular item is up for auction, just the rights to a commission on the sale. If somebody comes up with a business model that aggregates this information, more power to them.
   
   I think eBay's just pissed that they didn't think of doing this themselves.
   
   My prediction; eBay will acquire AuctionWatch early next year or sooner.
   
   MB

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   Ebay's problem

   

   Thompson Hayner, Oct 10th, 1999 @ 2:53pm

   
   

   While I hope AuctionWatch wins this too as I don't like restrictions on user-entered data, I would be doing the same thing if I was Ebay too. If a lot of people were to start using AuctionWatch instead of Ebay, then I as a seller could go to Amazon or Yahoo or whatever auction vendor had the cheapest commissions and the best service. Ebay can't stand still and let that happen.

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   actionwatch does NOT help eBay

   

   Traideur, Oct 11th, 1999 @ 10:13am

   
   

   Why would actionwatch provide a seach engine for eBay ? To earn cash. If eBay had a search engine and actionwatch had one too, would actionwatch's search engine "steal" eBay's search engine potential clients ? Yes ! And at the same time they "steal" a part of the profits.
   
   Don't get me wrong, I don't condone eBay's actions, but I just wanted to point this out.

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