
SEOUL -- A wide bidding war could erupt over eBay Korea, with South Korea's smaller e-commerce platforms seeing the purchase of the country's third-ranked player as their best hope to survive against the two leaders.
Top South Korean wireless carrier SK Telecom and retail groups Lotte and E-Mart are among the remaining suitors, a brokerage industry source says, as the preliminary round of bids sought by the U.S. parent closed March 16.