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Re: Wall Street Rumors say eBay is About to be Sold
 

Several reasons this would not be nearly as big of an issue.

1. GoogleWallet only allows checking accounts for payment debits, and has no fees. Never used AP so I cannot comment on that.

2. Part of the debate regarding PayPal was its value----PayPal is BY FAR the most popular online payment website/method. While adding GW or AP as the default payment method to eBay would bolster their popularity, to establish one or the other in marketplace dominance similar to PayPal would take years.

3. eBay was not FORCED to separate itself from PayPal. There was "pressure" but no one had any actual authority to coerce them into doing it. Obviously their board or shareholders or CEO or whomever makes these decisions thinks this is in the long-term best interest of both companies. Perhaps its to sell one or both, or perhaps its simply to allow PayPal to grow without eBay being an anchor. Frankly, this is not information members of this forum are privy to, and we're all simply making wild assumptions that are based on our opinions, not any insider facts.

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Yahoo Japan is actually fairly big in eCommerce.

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time to short alibaba and buy ebay stocks

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I'm agree with you, I was thinking again and yes, The last big acquisition from google was Motorola now they have their own phone manufacturer. Ebay/GWallet could be the next!

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I actually wouldn't mind Google owning eBay. They own Youtube, and they haven't screwed it up.

I think it would actually change things for the better, honestly.

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More incorrect information. Lenovo took over Motorola a while ago my friend. So no, it's not owned by the Googs...

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Not really. I think you are missing his implied point. Google did purchase Motorola then used it to develop the Android system. Then basically sold it off once they got operating system down.

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If anybody is going to buy eBay, I can see it being Alibaba because it would improve their stronghold over sold goods. At the moment they dominate all of the east and if they could buy eBay, they could connect the two and have outlet for the west.
The problem that Alibaba has in the west is that they dont have a name to operate under and what better company to trade to the west than eBay- Every single person in western part of the world uses, knows or hates eBay.
Its the name that will unlock the doors that have remained closed.

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Most likely reason is someone that has worked for both companies is now with paypal after the change and wants to get rid of their ebay shares so invite a few old mates around to look around just to start the rumours so they can sell their ebay shares at a decent price just incase the company goes under after the split

But I would not be surprised if someone bought it out and a lot of the suggestions make perfect sense but i have no idea about the way the markets work so will just keep reading the speculation.

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If Alibaba were to purchase eBay, I could see a lot of changes and potentially a spin off of Aliexpress with them offering a wholesale supply chain as well.

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If you knew that, you would not be on ebay peddling stuff though bogus accounts!

:nerd:

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What are you talking about? Android was created years before that purchase. If anything, they used it to jack a bunch of Moto patents, which they did before they sold it to Lenovo. It was not used to help them figure out how to develop Android. That doesn't even make any sense.

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No one as of yet has spoken of the great American giant who waits in the wings. It could just be more simple then you think. Amazon. There business model relies on BIN fixed pricing but there are profits to be made in an established auction style business what would far too much for them to build from scratch. Just as Apple has recently cited as becoming the new pimco of corporate debt buyers and resellers at a large profit as they are sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars in liquidity Amazon also dabbles in private investment that can look like a private equity buyout but in reality it's always been a long played game of making people believe there is competition in favor of the consumer. In reality it's a mirage. It's false competition to profit at both ends if the game. Talk to any one that trades stocks institutionally that plays both ends of competing companies. A closer bet is on Amazon private equity owned or even Apple with all there billions in liquidity in hand.

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Someone who has obviously never heard of the term "antitrust".

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I think that's why ebay bumped up their auction price from 30 cents to a dollar thirty.
They wanted to boost their bottom line on paper for a possible higher price when sold.

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OMG, What are the chances of eBay getting sold to Alibaba?