eBay User ID Survey - Week of May 20, 2001

1) Do you subscribe to AuctionBytes-Update Newsletter?

50.2% - Yes
49.8% - No

2) How long have you been registered with eBay?

28.6% - 2 years, less than 3 years
26.6% - 3 years, less than 4 years
24.2% - 1 year, less than 2 years
  9.7% -  Less than 1 year
  9.3% - 4 years, less than 5 years
  1.6% - 5 years or more

3) Are you primarily a buyer or seller on eBay?

53%    - Seller
28.9% - 50/50
18.1% - Buyer
 

4) Have you bought or sold on any other Site besides eBay in the past 12 months?

53% - Yes
47% - No

5) How many eBay user IDs do you have?

45.4%  - 1 ID
26.9%  - 2 IDs
11.6%   - 3 IDs
  5.6%  - 5 IDs
  4.0%  - 4 IDs
  2.4%  - 6 IDs
  2.0% - 9 or More IDs
  1.6%  - 7 IDs
  0.4%  - 8 IDs

6) If you have more than one eBay ID, what is the reason(s)?

44% - I use separate IDs for different purposes
11.2% - Other
  1.6% - O have a separate ID for different computers/locations
  1.6% - Someone was abusing my original ID
  0.8% - I made a mistake
 

7) Please indicate whether you have any eBay IDs that haven't been used in the past year.

72.9% - 0 IDs
16.7% - 1 ID
  5.7% - 2 IDs
  2.9% - 3 IDs
  1.9% - 6 or more IDs

8) If you have any eBay IDs that you haven't used in the past year, why aren't you using them?

10%   - I used an ID for buying/selling certain items and I don't buy/sell those items anymore
10%   - Other
 1.6% - I received negative feedback on that ID
 1.2% - I haven't bought on eBay in the past year
 0.8% - I haven't sold on eBay in the past year
 0.8% - Someone was abusing my old ID

9) How did you hear about this survey?

48.2% - Forum or Message Board
46.6% - AuctionBytes-Update Newsletter
  3.2% - AuctionBytes Web Site
  1.2% - Other
  0.8% - Friend or Colleague

For more information and analysis of this survey, see the following two articles:
Survey Results: How Many eBay IDs do you Have? (June 3 , 2001, Issue #39)
Why do People Use Multiple eBay IDs? (June 3 , 2001, Issue #39)