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To: NickSE who wrote (32727)	5/12/2000 11:50:00 AM
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To: NickSE who wrote (32727)	5/16/2000 6:37:00 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 42523

Got flea calls? -f- eBay Sees Cost of Marketing Rising dailynews.yahoo.com SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online auctioneer eBay Inc. (NasdaqNM:EBAY - news) said in a regulatory filing Monday its costs are expected to rise due to growing marketing expenses and an anticipated decline in the number of transactions per user. [...] EBay said it no longer can count on word-of-mouth and media exposure to keep it visible, especially with increased competition, some of it from well-financed new competitors. The competitors, including, ``larger and more established companies that are rapidly enabling online sales,'' are also offering services for free or at low cost, limiting eBay's room to boost its own fees [...]