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eBayers want Google auction site


Hundreds of eBay customers have signed a petition that urges search giant Google to launch a rival auction site.



Hundreds of eBay customers have signed a petition that urges search giant Google to launch a rival auction site.

The eBayers are angry over recent changes to the eBay Shops/Stores service and believe an alternative auction website from Google is the ideal solution.

Called 'Google We Need An Auction Site', the campaign states: "We are eBay Store owners who have been "dismissed" by eBay through extreme rate hikes. We are searching everywhere for a new "home" and Google is the ONLY name on the internet which we feel would be totally trustworthy and woud actually get auction traffic and get it quickly. Let Google know!!"

So far, 675 people have signed up to the petition. One supporter said: "Google, please, please there are a lot of everyday, ordinary honest folk out there who will support the setting up of an alternate worldwide auction site which would be honest and fair to both buyers and sellers alike."

However, when Web User asked Google if it had plans to launch an auction site, a Google spokesman said: "I'm sorry but we can't comment on this. We do not talk about our competitors or our future plans."

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