The Marketplace Effect: How eBay & Etsy Stay Relevant | EP 22

This week on Lost in Tech, Mamuna Oladipo and Lola Oyelayo-Pearson dig into marketplaces—what makes them successful, how they build trust and reliability, and why some stand the test of time while others fade away.

We start by breaking down eBay and Etsy, two marketplaces that have evolved to stay relevant. From shoe resellers on eBay to Etsy sellers pivoting to mask-making during COVID, how do these platforms keep their edge?

📌 Inside This Episode:
🔹 What makes a marketplace successful? The key ingredients for trust, experience, and reliability.
🔹 Etsy & eBay’s evolution:
How these platforms have adapted to changing consumer behavior.
What creators and resellers have taught us about marketplace dynamics.
The impact of COVID on Etsy’s seller boom.

🔹 Lessons from marketplaces:
Who wins and who loses when new competitors emerge?
What the next wave of marketplaces might look like.

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