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Whoa!  This is a little interesting.  Not exactly a non-reliable source either.  I can’t begin to fathom what exactly it could mean to the industry if this were to ever go through.  Of course, Skype would certainly be integrated into Windows.  That might be alright for a while.  I don’t really see much integration with eBay except for the mentioned integration with the Live Search.  Added exposure for certain.  Could also make for interesting integration of both Skype and Ebay into MSN Spaces.

One question that comes to mind is how much is eBay worth.  They just paid a bucket load for Skype and that was a minor drop in their total value.  This would almost certainly be a deal in the billions.  I also would like to ask why we haven’t heard anything else about this in the few weeks that they have been talking. Could be a lotta smoke and mirrors but, the nypost is normally a pretty good source for not following rumors around.  We’ll have to keep our ears to the ground and see if/what everyone else is saying.

I just got a message from eBay officially announcing eBay express. eBay Express looks to just be an “online store” format for people who are otherwise uncomfortable buying from a regular eBay fixed-price auction. You get a shopping cart and can drop items into it and checkout with either paypal or I’m assuming perhaps a credit card as well (I guess we’ll see). I think one of the major issues they may run into is if they only accept Paypal. As a geek I don’t find using Paypal to be hard but I could see less saavy people being reluctant to sign up for anything that is “linked” to their checking account.

It also listed the requirements to be listed on eBay express as a seller. If you meet these minimum requirements all of your fixed-price auctions as well as sellers with eBay stores will have their items automatically cross-listed in eBay Express. As an avid eBay seller I have to say that I think this could be a good thing. As an eBay buyer/scavenger I fear it may take some of the fun out of digging for goods deals on eBay that require some skill to find. Checkout the information page for seller requirements and more info.