Amazon.com vs. eBay
Ronaz Ibrahim
Marcus Bettencourt
Janine Rose Quijano
Outline
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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.
Compare and Contrast
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Amazon.com
• Mostly e-tailing
• Provides customer reviews
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eBay
• Mostly online auctions
• Offers classified for real estate and automobiles
• Services and intangibles can be sold too
Preference
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Amazon.com
• E-tailing?
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Electronics, books, apparel, computer, DVDs
eBay
• Online auction?
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New and used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles,
sporting goods