Ebay China Test Water for B2C Market

News relased by the sci&tec channel of Netease

[redstorm]

It's said that more than 30 Chinese brand-famous companies will launch their online-shops at ebay.com.cn as flagship shops. Most of them come from digital product and fashion indusries.
[tech.163.com ]

[edited by: bill at 5:17 am (utc) on May 11, 2006]
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[bill]

That URL above leads to a Chinese language article.

I am sure that eBay learned their lesson after their hasty exit from the Japan market. If they can capitalize on those experiences they may have a chance in China. It sounds like they are taking a more serious approach to this market.

[duskdawn]

I don't know if it is true but ebay is losing markets in China.
It has relatively high fees for the Chinese and a lot of those similar auction sites are free to sell and they appeal to more users.

[bill]

That doesn't sound too promising. Almost sounds like some of their missteps in Japan. Any other feedback from our members in China?

[redstorm]

in fact, free membership is disappearing right in China. for example www.taobao.com launched a new program recently which rewards paid member a good rank in the search result.