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EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.


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EBay fined again for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 7

A French court on Friday ordered online auction site eBay to pay 80,000 euros (118,000 dollars) to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury perfumes, LVMH said.


EBay admits more work ahead for marketplaces unit

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- EBay Inc. has been struggling to improve its online marketplace, and the company acknowledged Wednesday that it still has a long way to go. But eBay also highlighted the strength of its PayPal unit, predicting its ...





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EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellers

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created May 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction off items.


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Rare Charles Darwin book found on toilet bookshelf

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created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(AP) -- An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.


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eBay to take controlling stake in SKorea site for 1.2 bln dlrs

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US online auction giant eBay will take a controlling stake in South Korea's biggest online marketplace Gmarket in a deal worth up to 1.2 billion dollars, the two companies announced on Thursday.


EBay wins court fight against L'Oreal in UK

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created May 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A British court on Friday ruled that Internet marketplace eBay is not liable for bogus beauty products sold on its Web site, dealing a blow to cosmetics company L'Oreal's campaign against the online auction giant.


Guilty plea in 2003 eBay 'bot' attack

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created Dec 28, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An Oregon man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he took part in a cyber attack on the eBay auction site in 2003.


EBay to test eBay Bucks shopping rewards program

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site.


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Rice U study finds that consumers may fare better with peer-to-peer online lending Web sites

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created Jun 19, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A new study conducted by Associate Professor of Management Paul Dholakia at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Management shows that online peer-to-peer lending Web sites may be more attractive to Americans ...


Computer scientists uncover online auction fraud

Computer scientists uncover online auction fraud

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created Dec 05, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (40) | comments 0

Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are using data mining techniques to identify perpetrators of fraud among online auction users as well as their otherwise unknown accomplices.


General Motors to try selling new cars on eBay

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created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- As part of its turnaround plan, General Motors Corp. said Friday it plans to experiment with auctioning new cars on eBay, expanding on an existing partnership covering certified used vehicles on the online marketplace.


GM's trial program selling cars on eBay set to end

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- General Motors Co. said Tuesday that it is concluding its partnership with eBay Inc. in which the automaker used the auction site to sell new cars through California dealerships, as it shifts focus to broader, national ...



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