Ebay closes up Shop in Vancouver
Posted by the dood on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
eBaY is shutting down its Vancouver operations centre, which employs around 700 people in the Greater Vancouver Area. They say that it is meant to improve efficiency at the silicon valley Giant, but I’ve been watching eBaY’s model change, and I believe that the new changes will put the company in the ground. With niche services gaining headway such as forums and specialized sales forums, as well as improved exposure with Craigslist and Kijiji, eBaY’s costly online selling model will push sellers away.
This is the beginning of the end for Ebay.