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Why eBay Can Outperform Amazon

The auction and payment processing businesses provide significant upside for eBay.

By Travis Hoium – Apr 9, 2013 at 6:30PM EST

Amazon (AMZN 0.87%) has been one of the hottest stocks on the market for a decade, but it's not nearly as profitable as retail competitor eBay (EBAY +1.50%). In fact, Fool contributor Travis Hoium thinks eBay has a lot more upside for investors and far fewer risks. Watch the video below to see why Travis thinks eBay can outperform Amazon. 

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Travis Hoium
Travis Hoium is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering solar energy, technology, and growth stocks. Before The Motley Fool, Travis was a mechanical engineer at 3M and founded a virtual reality company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
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Amazon
NASDAQ: AMZN
$207.70
(-0.87%)-$1.83
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eBay
NASDAQ: EBAY
$91.35
(+1.50%)+$1.35

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