This maturation was not unexpected, and eBay had attempted to stimulate growth by evolving the eBay marketplace to include more fixed-price sales, believing that it could transfer its competitive advantage in the online auction industry to the more general area of online retail. Heading into the holiday season of 2008, traditionally eBay’s strongest quarter, net transaction revenues from the Marketplaces division were down 6% from the second quarter of 2007.
Heading sa ang kapaskuhan ng 2008, ayon sa kaugalian strongest quarter ni eBay, net kita transaksyon mula sa Marketplaces bahagi ay down 6% mula sa ikalawang isang-kapat ng 2007. executive Company hinulaang na ang trend na ito ay magpapatuloy at ang ika-apat na isang-kapat ng 2008 ay malamang na maging ang pinakamahina quarter ng taon.