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To: Tom Hua who wrote (2410)	3/30/1999 2:59:00 PM
From: Doug Fowler	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 7772

Tom: I must say I am impressed with what I have seen on Amazon. I do wonder how they got so many items listed from the get-go (although it is still quite small in comparison to eBay. Example, two pieces of Roseville pottery listed on Amazon versus more than 1300 for eBay.) I disagree with you on the revenue growth eBay will show this quarter, but am more concerned for next quarter if Amazon is able to make a real run at eBay. Amazon is not competing on price. They are charging essentially the same as eBay for just about every kind of listing. We shall see. It will definitely be interesting. Regards, Doug

To: Tom Hua who wrote (2410)	3/30/1999 11:29:00 PM
From: BomboochaBoy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

Hello Tom, Your call on eBay has been quite annoying and deadly accurate. Wow! Now I get it. However, do you see any possibility that the growing number of web surfers -- what's the figure on households that will be on line by the end of this year? -- will allow for two excellent online auction sites? Why wouldn't a serious seller use both sites? I'm just thinking that the Swap Meet on the Web is going to get bigger and bigger. Not long eBay, btw. Just curious. Very curious. Best regards, Paul