In case you're interested, Steve Yegge had a recent post about the origin of the marketplace: https://medium.com/s/story/jeff-bezos-jack-ma-and-the-quest-to-kil

In case you're interested, Steve Yegge had a recent post about the origin of the marketplace: https://medium.com/s/story/jeff-bezos-jack-ma-and-the-quest-to-kill-ebay-bb4992dc5020 https://medium.com/s/story/jeff-bezos-jack-ma-and-the-quest-...