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channels such as oÉine and online home shopping networks. These include most prominently: Wal-Mart,
Kmart, Target, Sears, Macy's, JC Penney, Costco, OÇce Depot, Staples, OÇceMax, Sam's Club,
Amazon.com, Buy.com, AOL.com, Yahoo! Shopping, MSN, QVC, and Home Shopping Network.
A number of companies have launched a variety of services that provide new channels for buyers to Ñnd
and buy items from sellers of all sizes. For example, sites such as Buy.com, DealTime, Google's Froogle, In-
Store.com, MySimon.com, Nextag.com, Pricegrabber.com, Shopping.com, and Yahoo! Product Search oÅer
shopping search engines that allow consumers to search the Internet for speciÑed products. Similarly, sellers
are increasingly acquiring new customers by paying for search-related advertisements on search engine sites
such as Google and Yahoo!. We use product search engines and paid search advertising to channel users to our
sites, but these services also have the potential to divert users to other online shopping destinations.
We also face competition from local, regional, and national specialty retailers and exchanges in each of
our categories of products. Many competitors have been successful at establishing marketplaces that cater to a
particular retail category, such as vehicles, tickets, or sporting goods. Examples of category-speciÑc competi-
tors include:
Books/Movies/Music: Abebooks.com, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Alibris.com, Blockbuster, BMG,
Columbia House, Best Buy, CDNow, Express.com, Emusic.com, and Tower Records;
Business & Industrial: Ariba, BidFreight.com, Bid4Assets, BizBuyer.com, bLiquid.com, Buyer Zone,
CloseOutNow.com, Commerce One, Concur Technologies, DoveBid, FreeMarkets, Iron Planet, labx.com,
Oracle, PurchasePro.com, RicardoBiz.com, Sabre, SurplusBin.com, Ventro, and VerticalNet;
Clothing & Accessories: Abercrombie & Fitch, AE.com, Bloomingdales, BlueÖy.com, Coldwater-
Creek.com, Delias.com, Dockers.com, Eddie Bauer, The Gap, J. Crew, Land's End, The Limited, LLBean,
Macy's, The Men's Wearhouse, Nieman-Marcus, Nordstrom, Overstock.com, Payless, Ross, Saks Fifth
Avenue, Shoes.com, Urban OutÑtters, Victoria's Secret, Yoox.com, and Zappos.com;
Collectibles: Bonhams & ButterÑelds, Bowers and Morena, Christie's, Collectiblestoday.com, Collec-
tors Universe, Franklin Mint, Go Collect, Heritage, Just Glass, Mastronet, Pottery Auction, Replace-
ments.com, Ruby Lane, Shop At Home, Sotheby's, Tias, US Mint, US Postal Service, antique and collectible
dealers, antique and collectible fairs, auction houses, Öea markets and swap meets, independent coin and
stamp dealers, and specialty retailers;
Computers, Consumer Electronics, and Cameras & Photo: Best Buy, Buy.com, Circuit City, CNET,
CompUSA, Computer Discount Warehouse, Dell, Electronics Boutique, Fry's Electronics, Gamestop,
Gateway, The Good Guys, Hewlett Packard, IBM, MicroWarehouse, Overstock.com, PC Connection,
PCMall.com, Radio Shack, Ritz Camera, Tech Depot, Tiger Direct, Tweeter Home Entertainment, uBid,
major wireless carriers, and computer, consumer electronics, and photography retailers;
Home & Garden: Ace Hardware, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Burpee.com, Crate & Barrel, Do-It-Best
Hardware, Ethan Allen, Frontgate, IKEA, HomeBase, Home Depot, Kohl's, Lowes, Linens "n Things, OSH,
Pier One, Pottery Barn, Spiegel, TJ Max, Tuesday Morning, True Value Hardware, and Williams-Sonoma;
Jewelry & Watches: Bluenile.com, Diamond.com, Ice.com, Macy's, Mondera.com, HSN.com,
QVC.com, TiÅany.com, and Zales;
Motors (used vehicles and parts): Advance Auto Parts, AutoByTel.com, Autonation.com,
AutoPartsPlace, AutoTrader.com, Autozone, Barons Ltd., Barrett-Jackson, California Classics, Car Parts
Wholesale, Car-Part.com, CarMax, Cars.com, CarsDirect.com, Collectorcartraderonline.com, CSK Auto,
Dealix, Discount Auto Parts, Dupont Registry, eClassics.com, ExpressAutoparts.com, General Parts (Car-
quest), Genuine/NAPA, Hemmings, iMotors.com, JC Whitney, Kragen, Kruse International,
OpenAuto.com, PartsAmerica.com, Pep Boys, RM Auctions, Inc., The Tire Rack, TraderOnline, Trader
Publishing, newspaper classiÑeds, used car dealers, swap meets, car clubs, and vehicle recyclers;
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