ebay v. taobao

Ling's article was published today in the SF Chronicle. An interesting piece on the competitive online auction space featuring eBay (EachNet) versus Taobao (Alibaba) and an emerging group of entrepreneurs who are making a lot of money on the sites.

I think these auction sites are at the focal point for a lot of issues that the Chinese government and Chinese society are yet to figure out: internet anonymity and trust, intellectual property, cashless transactions, etc...

I haven't used either yet, but I think I may try it just to fumble my way through the transaction.