Comments on: Google and eBay duke it out! http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/ Obstacles, Observations and Opinions of an Automotive Internet Sales Manager Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan Gerardi http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-709 Ryan Gerardi Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:11:24 +0000 http://dealerrefresh.groovecommerce.com/?p=202#comment-709 A comment on a <a href="http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/06/15/ebay-puts-the-kibosh-on-google%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cinappropriate%e2%80%9d-party/" rel="nofollow">Grok post</a> about this subject cites a quote that eBay spends "less than $25 million a quarter" which leads me to think that eBay spends far more than $25 million a fiscal year as you suggest, Jeff. Regardless, the general consensus appears to be that this will not affect Google to the extent that eBay suggests. In fact, with no Google advertising I wonder what sort of negative impact it will have on eBay Motors which as you suggest already received minimal ad word advertising. A comment on a Grok post about this subject cites a quote that eBay spends “less than $25 million a quarter” which leads me to think that eBay spends far more than $25 million a fiscal year as you suggest, Jeff. Regardless, the general consensus appears to be that this will not affect Google to the extent that eBay suggests. In fact, with no Google advertising I wonder what sort of negative impact it will have on eBay Motors which as you suggest already received minimal ad word advertising.

]]> By: Joe Pistell http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Joe Pistell Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:12:11 +0000 http://dealerrefresh.groovecommerce.com/?p=202#comment-708 Ebay once was the Goliath of the net. CEO Meg Whitman killed ebay when she raised listing fees hgher and higher (and higher) there by killing her base. She is about 1 step from making Ebay extinct. She deserves the boot. Joe Ebay once was the Goliath of the net. CEO Meg Whitman killed ebay when she raised listing fees hgher and higher (and higher) there by killing her base.

She is about 1 step from making Ebay extinct. She deserves the boot.

Joe

]]> By: umer farooq http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-707 umer farooq Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:50:40 +0000 http://dealerrefresh.groovecommerce.com/?p=202#comment-707 Quite a few eBay affiliates run Adwords for eBay also... so that helps them cover lot of keywords. I wish I was one their top affiliates earning over 100K a month... :) hey may be I can be... by targeting motors... Google is just everywhere... in advertising... I can run online ads, print ads and radio ads... and soon TV spots... and all with a precision control... what more do I need... Quite a few eBay affiliates run Adwords for eBay also… so that helps them cover lot of keywords. I wish I was one their top affiliates earning over 100K a month… :) hey may be I can be… by targeting motors…

Google is just everywhere… in advertising… I can run online ads, print ads and radio ads… and soon TV spots… and all with a precision control… what more do I need…

]]> By: Corey http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Corey Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:37:56 +0000 http://dealerrefresh.groovecommerce.com/?p=202#comment-706 http://www.tacticaltechnique.com/advertising/google-vs-ebay/ Your trackbacks are still broken :) http://www.tacticaltechnique.com/advertising/google-vs-ebay/

Your trackbacks are still broken :)

]]> By: Lao Shi http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Lao Shi Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:04:06 +0000 http://dealerrefresh.groovecommerce.com/?p=202#comment-705 Yahoo has been having some major internal issues for some time now. The recent shareholders meeting have pointed this out clearly. Just 18 months ago the difference between Yahoo and Google was much less defined however Google has quantum leaped ahead of Yahoo. What is the reason??? Management, lack of focus on the direction the company needs to go forward on?? Google has plans on rolling out a auction site of it's own in a enhanced version to compete with ebay, I do not know the time frame. I do see when you Google pre owned autos a great opportunity with Google Base: http://base.google.com/base/s2?a_n0=vehicles&a_y0=9&hl=en&gl=US The deeper you look into the google Site you will see components of a ebay competitor in place. We have used Google Base with success and the price is right for now. The technology industry moves quickly in both directions. When there is success the rise can be awesome, in decline it can also be awesome. You are only on your game when you are moving forward and building which is what Google is clearly doing right now not only domestically, internationally as well as in China as well. It is obvious here that Google has the fast break working in their game and scoring almost at will. Yahoo has been having some major internal issues for some time now. The recent shareholders meeting have pointed this out clearly.

Just 18 months ago the difference between Yahoo and Google was much less defined however Google has quantum leaped ahead of Yahoo.

What is the reason??? Management, lack of focus on the direction the company needs to go forward on??

Google has plans on rolling out a auction site of it’s own in a enhanced version to compete with ebay, I do not know the time frame. I do see when you Google pre owned autos a great opportunity with Google Base: http://base.google.com/base/s2?a_n0=vehicles&a_y0=9&hl=en&gl=US

The deeper you look into the google Site you will see components of a ebay competitor in place.

We have used Google Base with success and the price is right for now.

The technology industry moves quickly in both directions. When there is success the rise can be awesome, in decline it can also be awesome. You are only on your game when you are moving forward and building which is what Google is clearly doing right now not only domestically, internationally as well as in China as well. It is obvious here that Google has the fast break working in their game and scoring almost at will.

]]> By: Brandon Hoffman http://www.dealerrefresh.com/google-and-ebay-duke-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-704 Brandon Hoffman Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:48:16 +0000 http://dealerrefresh.groovecommerce.com/?p=202#comment-704 "I would think that eBay would have way more to loose here then Google." I 100% agree! “I would think that eBay would have way more to loose here then Google.”

I 100% agree!

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