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How does Alibaba differ from eBay? (I dont mean the fact that one is B2C and the other B2B).

How does Alibab make money?

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A good article about Alibaba's initial and current business model can be found here.

Alibaba's Chinese roots focus(ed) on buyers discovering suppliers. The are evolving their model - just like ebay did.

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@jimg: thank you – morpheous Jun 11 '10 at 10:57

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