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Bonus content - extended interview with Tim MacKinnon

Bonus content - extended interview with Tim MacKinnon

FEAR & GREED | Business News
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<p>Sean Aylmer speaks to Tim MacKinnon, Managing Director &amp; VP for eBay Australia &amp; NZ.</p> <p>As far as websites go, eBay would be one of the elder statesmen of the internet.</p> <p>Founded in 1995 as AuctionWeb, it turned into eBay in 1997, and the name became synonymous with the buying and selling of goods online.</p> <p>eBay survived the dotcom bubble in the early 2000s, and the Global Financial Crisis, and alongside Amazon, has cemented its place as one of the main global e-commerce players.&nbsp; It's now worth approximately US$40-billion.</p> <p>Sean spoke to Tim MacKinnon about eBay in Australia, how the company has fared during the pandemic, and the future of both e-commerce and bricks-and-mortar retail in Australia.</p> <p><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au" rel="nofollow">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>