eBay Countdown Widget Launches (Beta)

Now this looks like fun…

eBay Countdown Widget (Beta)

I will self-admit, I’m more of a fixed-price buyer than an auction bidder, although I’ve done plenty of both on eBay.  But I like the idea of a smack-talking, action-packed, avatar-enabled feel to an online auction.  Captures some of the intensity and fun of a live auction, with the extra high tech coolness of a web-based widget.

We’ll see what people think, but I’m glad this idea came to life.  Special thanks for making it work on Firefox on the Mac!  Hats off to the Buyer Experience team, who I know have been cooking up ideas like this for the better part of a year.