<![CDATA[Comments on: Buying on Taobao]]> 2008-09-22 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Great topic and great dialogue.Is tao2bao3 part of ebay ,or is it the same concept but separate from ebay altogether?

On ebay you can't buy/sell 2nd hand underwear [who would want to anyway? ],but is this tao2bao3 for new clothing also ? I usually think of ebay as being for 2nd hand dongxi but I know you can buy some stuff new.

]]> Great topic and great dialogue.Is tao2bao3 part of ebay ,or is it the same concept but separate from ebay altogether?

On ebay you can't buy/sell 2nd hand underwear [who would want to anyway? ],but is this tao2bao3 for new clothing also ? I usually think of ebay as being for 2nd hand dongxi but I know you can buy some stuff new.

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> Taobao is definitely not part of eBay. It waged war with eBay in China and won.

Not sure about underwear, but yes, you can buy clothing on Taobao.

]]> Taobao is definitely not part of eBay. It waged war with eBay in China and won.

Not sure about underwear, but yes, you can buy clothing on Taobao.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 淘金 (tao2 jin1) pan for gold in a river

]]> 淘金 (tao2 jin1) pan for gold in a river

]]> <![CDATA[By: wxgcathy]]> 对于二手货或者旧衣服，我想中国人和美国人的态度是不大一样的。

在美国，我看到有专门卖旧衣物的店，但是，在中国，没有这样的店。

 

 

]]> 对于二手货或者旧衣服，我想中国人和美国人的态度是不大一样的。

在美国，我看到有专门卖旧衣物的店，但是，在中国，没有这样的店。

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Thanks John.I'm starting to wonder about Amber's Ayi;it's not the first time she's mentioned her Ayi messing up her clothes situation.I love listening to these much higher levels.I think there is a lot for someone on a lower level to gain from the exercise.I liked listening to your conversation with Jenny as there were no cheat sheets for me to go with.Speaking of cheat,I was sure I heard the word for cheat in your convo ;pian4;and more sure because of the context of the topic.

Speaking of ebay I can recommend a very funny send up of ebay by Weird Al Yankovic on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYokLWfqbaU

Hard to get the tune out of your head when you hear it.

Henning may be interested because it refers to Shatner's old toupe;hilarious.

]]> Thanks John.I'm starting to wonder about Amber's Ayi;it's not the first time she's mentioned her Ayi messing up her clothes situation.I love listening to these much higher levels.I think there is a lot for someone on a lower level to gain from the exercise.I liked listening to your conversation with Jenny as there were no cheat sheets for me to go with.Speaking of cheat,I was sure I heard the word for cheat in your convo ;pian4;and more sure because of the context of the topic.

Speaking of ebay I can recommend a very funny send up of ebay by Weird Al Yankovic on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYokLWfqbaU

Hard to get the tune out of your head when you hear it.

Henning may be interested because it refers to Shatner's old toupe;hilarious.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> wxgcathy,

Thanks for letting me know.Now that you say it ,it doesn't surprise me.So do the Chinese just ditch their old clothes then? I have a feeling for the reason behind this knowing of some Chinese beliefs,but I'd love someone to elaborate on this.

]]> wxgcathy,

Thanks for letting me know.Now that you say it ,it doesn't surprise me.So do the Chinese just ditch their old clothes then? I have a feeling for the reason behind this knowing of some Chinese beliefs,but I'd love someone to elaborate on this.

]]> <![CDATA[By: wxgcathy]]> bababardwan

right, just "ditch their old clothes", or giving them away , 但，仅限于关系很好的亲戚朋友，otherwise, they will be offended.

]]> bababardwan

right, just "ditch their old clothes", or giving them away , 但，仅限于关系很好的亲戚朋友，otherwise, they will be offended.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> wxgcathy,

I wondered about giving them away.I think the same principle would apply in the west in that regard.But what about the poor? I presume there are similar systems in place with regard to recycling old clothes.

]]> wxgcathy,

I wondered about giving them away.I think the same principle would apply in the west in that regard.But what about the poor? I presume there are similar systems in place with regard to recycling old clothes.

]]> <![CDATA[By: elee8888cn]]> I love Taobao ever since I've arrived in China 3 years ago. The tip to buy anything in Taobao is to look for the "Diamond" sellers who  tend to have longer and good track record even though their price may not be the cheapest one there. Happy shopping ;-)

]]> I love Taobao ever since I've arrived in China 3 years ago. The tip to buy anything in Taobao is to look for the "Diamond" sellers who  tend to have longer and good track record even though their price may not be the cheapest one there. Happy shopping ;-)

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> I remember thinking 'it's suicide' when taobao first launched. Ebay had already begun its operation in China and was the undisputed global leader. There were a lot of doubts and cynicism towards taobao. But time after time, China's internet market proved to be a very different place. Home grown websites seem to triumph over global guggernauts in all categories, be it online shopping (taobao vs. ebay), search engine (baidu vs. google), social networking (xiaonei or kaixin vs. facebook and myspace). Maybe it takes Chinese to know how Chinese interact. But with more experience in China and the right mix of technological capacity with local talent and market insights, foreign players are catching up. 

]]> I remember thinking 'it's suicide' when taobao first launched. Ebay had already begun its operation in China and was the undisputed global leader. There were a lot of doubts and cynicism towards taobao. But time after time, China's internet market proved to be a very different place. Home grown websites seem to triumph over global guggernauts in all categories, be it online shopping (taobao vs. ebay), search engine (baidu vs. google), social networking (xiaonei or kaixin vs. facebook and myspace). Maybe it takes Chinese to know how Chinese interact. But with more experience in China and the right mix of technological capacity with local talent and market insights, foreign players are catching up. 

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