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 GM Launches EBay Car Sales 


Aug 11, 09 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM is hoping to boost its sales in California with a trial program selling new cars and trucks on eBay, AP reports. Most of the company's dealers in the state have signed up for the program, which will let buyers haggle over the price of new vehicles and determine online... More »

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California • eBay • General Motors • online auction • auto industry • auto sales

 Strangest eBay Auctions Ever 

Used handkerchiefs, sisters... the possibilities are endless!

Jul 31, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hard up for cash? Perhaps the Daily Mirror’s list of the 10 most bizarre eBay auctions will inspire you to sell off some of your own belongings:
  • Scorned by your ex-wife? Consider selling her wedding dress. If you model it yourself, as one man did in 2004,
... More »

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entertainment • eBay • online auction • auction • celebrity • James Blunt • Scarlett Johansson • Ally McBeal • Ian Fisher • Golden Palace Benedetto

 Toddler Buys 
 $20K Digger Online 

Girl, 3, wins auction for heavy machinery while parents are sleeping

May 22, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - A tech-savvy New Zealand 3-year-old bought a $20,000 piece of heavy machinery while her parents were sleeping, the Daily Telegraph reports. Pipi Quinland went to the family computer after waking up early, entered the online auction site TradeMe—her mom had logged on earlier—and won an auction for... More »

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online auction • New Zealand • toddler • Internet sales

 Scarlett's Used Tissue 
 Passes $2K on EBay 

Johansson auctions off used tissue to feed the hungry

Dec 19, 08 10:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Scarlett Johansson is proving that even Hollywood glamour-pusses can be gross. The actress thinks her flem would make a nice fan memento, so she’s auctioned off a used tissue to raise money for a hunger charity. Bidding on eBay has already topped $2,000, the New York Daily News ... More »

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eBay • online auction • auction • charity • Scarlett Johansson • Samuel L. Jackson

EBay Slashes Listing Fees 75% to Lure Back Sellers

The online auction giant sees 'Amazonification' as a path to profit

Aug 20, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looking to compete more aggressively with Amazon for users who want to sell items at a fixed cost, eBay is changing its pricing model, lowering listing fees by up to 75% and increasing its final sales commission, BusinessWeek reports. The goal is to increase inventory of items listed at a... More »

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eBay • online retailers • online auction • economy • Amazon.com

GLOSSIES

 Tips to Avoid Online Scams 

Guidelines for safe e-shopping are necessary even on eBay

Jul 17, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - If it looks too good to be true, it might be. Counterfeit goods are no stranger to sites as mainstream as eBay, so you'll want to take a few precautions to avoid forking it over for a fake. Forbes outlines tips for a safe and reliable e-shopping spree.

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Internet • eBay • online auction • scam • online shopping

eBay Auctions: Going,
Going ... Gone?

Site making changes as one-click buying gains market share

Jun 4, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - EBay is the Internet’s top auction site—which would be great if consumers still liked auctions. Long gone are days when consumers happily stalked their prey, which went to the top dog in frenzied bidding. These days, most prefer quick, one-click, fixed-price shopping—and eBay is scrambling to accommodate... More »

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eBay • online auction • e-commerce

EARNINGS REPORT

eBay Profits Jump 22% Under New CEO

Site raises projected revenue to $9B, exceeds estimates

Apr 16, 08 6:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - EBay's revenue soared 24% in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports, with profits up 22%. Fueled by continued success with its online auction business and PayPal, its online-payment component, the company also raised its projected 2008 earnings to $8.7 billion to $9 billion, well beyond Wall Street... More »

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eBay • online advertising • online retailers • online auction • ad revenue • PayPal • net revenue • profit growth • John Donahoe • quarterly profits • first quarter earnings

 McNamee Selling Clemens
 Mementos on eBay

'Break-up' memorabilia profits go to juvenile diabetes group

Apr 2, 08 8:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Roger Clemens wants to get any of his stuff back from ex-trainer Brian McNamee, all he has to do is log on to eBay. McNamee, who split with Clemens in the great steroids war, is putting up everything from autographed baseballs to hats to photographs of "all the... More »

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sports • steroids • Roger Clemens • online auction • anabolic steroids • auction • Andy Pettitte • Jose Canseco • memorabilia • human growth hormone • sports memorabilia • baseball • Mitchell steroids investigation • Brian McNamee

 Can New
 CEO Keep
 eBay on Top? 

Company faces slowing growth, competition

Mar 31, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - As John Donahoe takes over from Meg Whitman as CEO of eBay today, he inherits a grande dame where Whitman oversaw the rise of an e-commerce belle. Still dominant in online auctions, the company has nonetheless faced slowing growth and stiffening competition. But analysts think Donahoe, the former eBay Marketplace... More »

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Internet • Web 2.0 • eBay • online auction • auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • e-commerce • Amazon.com

Tiffany Presses eBay to Police Forgeries

Showdown may force online auctioneer to monitor—at a big cost

Mar 26, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A legal battle between Tiffany & Co and eBay could change the face of online auctioneering forever, the Wall Street Journal reports. The jeweler says eBay should be responsible for checking its millions of listings for counterfeit goods, while eBay maintains that it's up to the trademark holder to flag... More »

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Internet • eBay • online auction • courts • counterfeit • Tiffany • trademarks • jewelry • forgeries • copyright infringement

Broken-Hearted Brit Posts His Life on eBay

House, car, friends,
job will all go to
the highest bidder

Mar 18, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Good news for anyone who's ever wanted to be someone else: You can be Ian Usher of Perth, Australia. The native Brit went through a nasty divorce and has decided to put his whole life on the eBay auction block: house, friends, motorcycle, car, even his job. The total cost?... More »

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divorce • Australia • eBay • England • online auction • jet ski

1-Week eBay Boycott Ends Tomorrow

Site claims 'no impact' on listings,
but one source sees 13% drop

Feb 24, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - More eBay goodies may go on sale tomorrow as angry sellers end a 1-week boycott, USA Today reports. The ban "has had no impact on our listings," one eBay exec said, but third-party tracking sites saw a 13% drop. The sellers' snub was sparked when eBay recently upped... More »

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eBay • online auction • auction • boycott • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance • Power Sellers • sellers

For Sale: My Seat in Class

Wharton's auction system among solutions to overenrollment in popular courses

Feb 15, 08 4:53 PM CST
(Newser) - It beats sleeping overnight outside a professor's office—as some do at Stanford—but should students buy their way into popular classes? The University of Chicago thought not, removing one student's ad hawking a slot in Freakonomics author Steven Levitt's course. Penn's Wharton School has a more capitalistic view, the... More »

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online auction • college • business school • University of Pennsylvania • professor • Wharton School of Business • Justin Wolfers • Steven D. Levitt • Freakonomics • college student

EBay Sellers Plan Boycott Week

Movement to protest fee hikes and policy changes gains steam

Feb 10, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Torqued eBay sellers are giving the online auction site some pretty clear feedback about planned changes. Using eBay's own chatrooms, sellers are trying to organize a one-week boycott to protest jacked-up fees and changed feedback rules. But the would-be boycott is nothing new, reports CNNMoney, as each January eBay introduces... More »

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eBay • online auction • auction • small businesses • boycott • Power Sellers • sellers

EBay Silences Sellers with New Feedback Scheme

System designed to prevent retaliatory feedback

Feb 7, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Ebay’s new feedback system is leaving a negative impression on sellers. Noticing that many buyers were fed up with “retaliatory” feedback, the auctioneer has decided to prevent sellers from leaving feedback at all, Ars Technica reports. “The current feedback system isn’t where it needs to be,... More »

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eBay • online auction • online shopping • feedback ratings • Power Sellers

eBay Slashes Listing Fee in Half

Company hopes to drive growth with new policies

Jan 29, 08 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - eBay is chopping its listing fee in half and will take a bigger chunk out of the price of sold items, a change that should lower risk for sellers and encourage more listing, the AP reports. The online auction giant is also changing the way its search results work, the... More »

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eBay • online auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe • web traffic • listing fees • e commerce sites • e-commerce • Amazon.com

EBay Honcho Whitman
to Step Down

High-profile CEO preparing for retirement, insiders say

Jan 22, 08 3:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Meg Whitman is getting ready step down as eBay chief executive, the Wall Street Journal reports. She has been delegating more of her responsibilities, insiders tell the Journal,  and preparing for a successor to take charge. Whitman has been at the helm of eBay for almost a decade, a... More »

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eBay • online auction • Meg Whitman • John Donahoe

eBay Returns to Japan
With Yahoo Union

Deal is latest in string of partnerships in Asia

Dec 4, 07 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - eBay is returning to Tokyo after 5 years away, teaming with Yahoo Japan on a cross-bidding website launching today. The auctioneer couldn’t make inroads in its first Japanese foray, a rare failure; the new Yahoo deal is the latest in a string of partnerships in Asia, including sites under... More »

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China • Yahoo • Vietnam • eBay • online auction

Buyer, Beware of Recalled Goods on EBay

Online auction
stalwart warns users
to screen carefully

Oct 3, 07 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After the recent recall of 21 million toys, eBay has cautioned its shoppers about buying tainted goods—and warned sellers of them they may be kicked off the site. The internet phenom says it’s unable to police all items in its marketplace, but will be providing tip sheets and... More »

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eBay • online auction • watchdog • Mattel • toy recalls • Thomas and Friends

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