And to get back on the point of this thread, speaking of Google, Google is likely our best bet to take down ebay.
If Google wanted to get into the auction business, eBay would be in for some serious hurtin. They are the one company right now that is very well positioned to stick it to ebay. I hope they recognize it and go for it. Not saying that Google would miraculously be so much better than ebay, but if they were to start up an auction site to compete with ebay, the mere fact of competition between two internet giants would alone make things better for sellers and buyers.
Yahoo could also compete if they wanted to, I just don't understand why they let their auction site go to crap. A face lift and some advertising, and they could be a serious competitor to ebay in no time. | 
