The following is from an article from Last year: (Amazon Growing Faster than Online Sector: Greater variety, lower costs give Amazon an edge over eBay, say analysts. by Auctiva.com staff writer – Apr 28, 2009), but this is the exact problem still plaguing eBay.
The number of users who frequent Amazon has also increased, while eBay struggles to keep users. In March, Amazon had 61 million visitors, up from 50 million last year. In the same month, eBay had 70 million visitors—10 million fewer than a year ago.
Why does the market appear to favor Amazon over eBay?
“eBay’s marketplace business is in turmoil and traffic is down, due in part to a constantly changing shopping experience,” Ina Steiner, AuctionBytes editor and co-founder, says in reports. “The question for sellers is whether it’s worth the effort to figure out eBay’s constant changes, or invest their time and resources elsewhere.”
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