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by true_religion 1486 days ago
eBay can get away with relying on third parties for advertising, selling, and transporting goods. They are just an online marketplace.

Uber has to market themselves which needs local expertise, if nothing else to liaise with a local PR firm. Then they need local legal expertise to actually operate in the country (eBay transactions happen online, and the transport agency hired by the seller figures out how to get the package to its destination). Uber then has to have maps for every country it operates in, as well as change their standards to match local expectations.