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To: Cents who wrote (290)	9/24/1998 2:16:00 PM
From: tiquer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

The stock and it's price maybe hyped a bit right now... But!!!! Everyone I talk to who uses Ebay becomes a bit passionate about it... I've recently told work mates about it..then they come back and give me grief for telling them about it..because they are wasting hours surfing the site and bidding... Ebay as a company is not "hype", it is a very very very good idea..and this idea will not go away... Ebay has sellers who have built a reputation for being honest and reputable (rating system).. representing the items and delivering what has been represented in a timely and professional manner... These sellers have a huge world wide audience and most would not consider for a minute selling on another site.. Why should they.. they serious buyer eyeballs are glued to Ebay... Time, may be the problem for Ebay, as users on yahoo etc. who have never heard of Ebay start selling... eventually those auctions will get built up..but for now..why would anyone use anything but Ebay??? Roger

To: Cents who wrote (290)	9/24/1998 2:58:00 PM
From: Doug Fowler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

It doesn't remind me of KTEL one bit. KTEL is a company that decided to try to convert some of its business to the Internet. eBay has been a pure Internet company from day one. Sure, the $50 price is too much, in my opinion, and that is why I sold my shares. But if this thing goes down into to the 20's, I will be loading up on eBay.