ebay profits up 24%

all those ebay ads on google are working

[Leosghost]

so spamming googles adwords and adsense works for some

[news.bbc.co.uk...]

no incentive there to make the ebay affs stop hawking their non existant wares ..on landing pages that dont have the goods advertised in the ads ..is there ..:(

[weeks]

I hate to admit it, but I have clicked on those dumb eBay ads on Google. It's like, "Oh, yeah, I should check this on eBay, too."

Yes, advertising works.

[engine]

weeks, step back from the mouse! ;)

Those ads annoy me and I never click on them.

This is the bit that got me..

There is more traded on eBay UK per head of population - about £50 a year each - than anywhere else, including the USA.

[Leosghost]

And there'll be even more since the tanker went aground in Devon .just hope we dont get any of the oil on ourside ..we usually do :(

[Syzygy]

There is more traded on eBay UK per head of population - about £50 a year each - than anywhere else, including the USA.

The British - a nation of shopkeepers. Not only do we like to keep shop, but, as customers, we love our car boot sales, bric-a-brac and junk shops, and are always in search of a bargain. Know what I mean Del Boy?

Syzygy

[weeks]

engine, are you more or less annoyed by the ads knowing that they work for eBay?

There is more traded on eBay UK per head of population - about £50 a year each - than anywhere else, including the USA.

This is one of those real world stats that comes from the web that should provide some insight into a culture or society, but could easily be read the wrong way. It might mean nothing. But, the last two items I got off of eBay came from individuals in the UK.