eBay to Opening Physical RETAIL Space?!? – OMFG!!!

So once again eBay’s John Donahoe never ceases to amaze me with his dishonesty about his "machinations". I could do a million minute video on the duplicitous statement that flow from the head of eBay. Let me refresh our memories…

At Shop.org’s annual summit taking place in Las Vegas, Ellen Davis writes the following in her coverage of Donahoe’s speech

What eBay is not focusing on, he said, is retail. Calling eBay “the online outlet mall,” Donahoe assured retailers that eBay was not interested in going into the retail business and hopes merchants see eBay as an outlet for liquidated merchandise, overstocks, returns from stores, and discontinued items. Three times during his keynote (I counted), Donahoe used the phrase, “We are not a retailer.”

“The focus is to be the best marketplace,” he said. “We are not a retailer and we will never be a retailer. We’re going to be a marketplace that will not compete with its sellers.”

Imagine my SHOCK and surprise to know that according to PSFK.com eBay will be opening up a retail shop in the next few weeks. Yeah, you read it right, EBay will open its first holiday store, a 5,500-square-foot pop-up at 3 West 57th Street.

The store will be stocked with a selection of Norma Kamali’s exclusive fashions for eBay, L.A.M.B shoes, handbags from Michael Kors and Dooney & Burke, Anthropologie dresses, cosmetics from M.A.C., Smashbox and other brands.

Electronics, toys, home and garden items will also be displayed, but shoppers will have access to the entire eBay marketplace via Internet kiosks, handheld tablets and the eBay mobile phone application. EBay will trumpet the shop with a cocktail party Nov. 19 and on Black Friday, a limited quantity of “daily deal” items will be awarded to the first 100 shoppers who visit the store.

Yeah…I see what he means when he said:

"eBay was not interested in going into the retail business" ….

“We are not a retailer and we will never be a retailer." ….

"a marketplace that will not compete with its sellers.” ….

WTF dude! Am I just stupid or can this man "lie" like a Persian rug?!? After eBay, he HAS to run for office. He is a good fit eh?

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