eBay has hit upon yet another way to turn their enthusiastic user community into value creators with the launch of eBay wiki. The service lets any registered eBay user contribute articles on any eBay related topic. Topics seem to cover the gamut - from buying, eBay policy, category specific selling tips, and just about anything else related to life as an eBay buyer or seller. The service is powered by JotSpot, Joe Kraus's wiki startup. From eBay Wiki:

The eBay Wiki is your place to get and share knowledge about anything and everything that is relevant to eBay.

They have also launched a blog service, eBay Blogs, that lets buyes and sellers reveal a bit more about themselves. While eBay Wiki already looks like a great resource for eBay'ers, ebay Blogs looks to me like a "we're web 2.0 too" statement, without much immediate benefit to the community.

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