A couple of years ago I thought eBay would be well on its way to conquering the real estate buying and selling niche. Today (july 08) I think my projections were wrong. eBay just can't seem to get the real estate thing right. Below, is what I wrote two years ago.

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eBay is on its way to becoming one of the leading real estate forums in the world and is striving to dominate the market. The knowledge of how to use eBay Real Estate to your advantage can provide you with some distinct advantages over traditional means of marketing real estate.

eBay is one Internet based company that is leading the charge in displacing the local realtor and their 6% commissions. (But, there are ways for brokers to use eBay Real Estate AND retain their commissions.) These trends are unstoppable, the “bricks and mortar” approaches of the past are losing their influence as more and more buyers and sellers migrate to the Internet.

eBay has established a wonderful platform for buyers and sellers of real estate and you need to take advantage of this great marketing tool.

Simply stated, if you aren't already using or getting ready to use eBay as part of your real estate investing toolkit, you are missing out on one of the most powerful real estate sales and marketing resources available, and our techniques show you how to do it all with no risk.

eBay has been trying to become one of the leading real estate forums and is working to dominate the market. (But, they have a really screwed up their approache and have botched their efforts so far.)

By knowing how to use eBay Real Estate to your advantage you will have have extra strategies in your investor toolkit and have some distinct advantages over the traditional means of marketing real estate.

Mark Schwartz is an Internet Real Estate infopreneur, an advocate for the use of online technologies, and a licensed Realtor in Washington.

Mark Schwartz
June 28, 2008

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