Apr 28
The eBay “Dead Pool”
A few weeks ago I wrote about eBay cutting businesses and/or categories that are not measuring up, improving the CORE Marketplace business, or are more trouble then they are worth. It started with some simple closures like the Digital Delivery category, as well as Live Auctions.
I thought it would be fun to create a “Dead Pool” on those eBay businesses and or categories that were next on the chopping block.
Two new closures before we get started:
According to Tamebay.com, eBay Matchups is shutdown, with this announcement telling why: Thanks for using eBay Matchups over the past year and a half. It’s been a fun (and often wild) ride! Due to changing business climates, we’ve decided to let Matchups go to sleep for now while we pursue other exciting product ideas and community engagement programs. Not that there was much point to eBay Matchups in the first place.
The eBay Playground just vanished […]