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L.A. Weekly Reports on X-rated Ebay(Originally ran March 2000)
The March 9th edition of the L.A. Weekly runs a story on the explosive growth of adult-oriented goods on the popular eBay auction site. In her "X-Rated eBay" story, reporter Deborah Picker reports that roughly one to five percent of eBay's annual transactions are of "off color merchandise". This translates into approximately $140 million dollars a year, Picker points out. Picker goes on to explain how the auction site, who recently partnered with Disney, is changing the face of porn commerce, in particular, adult bookstores. In addition to interviewing key personnel at the San Jose-based eBay, Picker consulted several porn experts including Luke Ford (of lukeford.com), Jenna Jameson, Arsalan Arif (of S&I Records), and talkingblue.com's own Dave Michaels. For the complete article:
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