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 EBay Bans 
 Inaugural 
 Ticket Sales 

Pressure from Congress over scalpers, counterfeit invitations

Nov 14, 08 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - EBay and StubHub have removed offers for tickets to the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama from their websites. Tickets to the inauguration, a free but invitation-only event, have been offered for as much as $7,500, reports the Los Angeles Times. Some 240,000 people will attend the event outside... More »

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eBay • Dianne Feinstein • StubHub • inauguration • tickets • President Obama • Inauguration Day • U.S. Capitol • Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

 China to Declare 
 'Internet Addicts' Sick 

Fervent web surfers face electro-shock treatments

Nov 12, 08 1:45 AM CST
(Newser) - China is about to become the first nation in the world to officially declare "internet addiction" a clinical disorder, reports the Guardian. Citizens hooked on the web may face treatment that includes military-style discipline, hypnosis, electro-shock therapy and drugs, reports the Guardian. The totalitarian Chinese authorities have repeatedly... More »

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China • Internet • eBay • Facebook • pornography • Internet addiction • Lifehacker • Internet Addiction Disorder • American Journal of Psychiatry

 EBay Bans Ivory Sales 

Total ban announced ahead of report showing site fuels trade in wildlife products

Oct 22, 08 4:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - EBay will introduce a total ban on ivory sales after the holidays in a bid to prevent elephant poaching, Ars Technica reports. The company banned international sales of ivory on its site in 2007 but critics say it did little to halt the trade in illegal ivory. Conservationists estimate 20,... More »

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endangered species • eBay • ivory • poaching • elephant • International Fund for Animal Welfare • tusks

 Trick-or-Treaters
 Vote for Palin 

Mask retailers scramble to stock likeness ahead of Halloween

Oct 2, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Costume shops are scrambling to stock enough masks of Sarah Palin, who looks to be a popular choice this Halloween, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Trick-or-treaters who want to transform into either of the presidential candidates—or most of their early competitors—are in luck, but heavy demand for Palin's likeness... More »

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politics • eBay • Halloween • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • costume • masks

 You Could 
 Own This Home! 
 ... for $1.75 on eBay 

Chicago community-college student plans to sell condemned Mich. house

Oct 2, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - What can $1.75 buy these days? A home in Saginaw, Mich., apparently. A college student surfing for PlayStations on eBay was the eighth and highest bidder on the condemned house, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Joanne Smith doesn’t plan on making the 300-mile move from Chicago; after paying an... More »

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Chicago • eBay • foreclosure • house • Saginaw, Mich.

 Palin-phernalia Floods Web 

Merchandise ranges from eyeglasses to hockey pucks

Sep 19, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In less than a month, Sarah Palin has gone from virtual unknown to merchandising bonanza—at least online. From action figures, aka dolls, to a piece of toast with a pattern that supposedly resembled the Alaska governor, Palin accounts for a selection of items both broader and weirder than the... More »

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eBay • Sarah Palin • Internet sales

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

Irked EBay Sellers:
Going, Going, Gone

Mom and pops are sold on niche sites

Aug 12, 08 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Still soured by February's jacked-up fees and changed feedback policy, some sellers have left eBay for greener—and in many cases, smaller—online pastures, reports the Wall Street Journal. Alternative e-commerce sites such as Wigix, Silkfair, Etsy, and Oodle have wooed disgruntled merchants with lower fees, free how-to's and,... More »

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eBay • online retailers • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance • Amazon.com

 Olympic Collectors Go for Gold 

Medals, torches, and sweaty uniforms fetch top dollar

Aug 8, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2008 Olympics have barely begun and collectors are already jockeying for possession of Beijing memorabilia. But serious shoppers are bypassing the hundreds of official knickknacks, hoping instead to score big-ticket items such as medals and sweaty uniforms, Portfolio reports. It's serious business: A gold medal from the 1904... More »

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China • eBay • 2012 London Olympics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • collecting • sports collectibles • collectible

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 Wins Pivotal Tiffany Counterfeit Suit

Tiffany's must police their own mark, decides federal court

Jul 14, 08 6:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US judge ruled today that eBay had taken sufficient steps to stop the sale of fake Tiffany jewelry, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ruling on a suit filed by the New York-based jeweler, the judge deemed Tiffany responsible for monitoring its trademark. It was a pivotal victory for eBay,... More »

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eBay • counterfeit • consumer goods • luxury goods • Tiffany's

Luxe Knockoffs Cost eBay $63M

French court favors Louis Vuitton; auction giant may boost anti- counterfeit measures

Jun 30, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A French court sided today with couturier Louis Vuitton in a suit against eBay, ruling the auctioneer must pay $63.1 million in damages for fake goods sold on its site—a ruling the Wall Street Journal says will force eBay to step up anti-counterfeiting protections. EBay says it will... More »

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Louis Vuitton • eBay • France • counterfeit • Christian Dior

Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

Charity auction for
San Francisco homeless sets record

Jun 29, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(AP) - A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. Zhao Danyang of the Hong Kong-based Pureheart China Growth Investment Fund won the auction, which ended Friday evening with a... More »

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eBay • Warren Buffett • auction • charity • investor

Aussie Man's Life Fetches
$2M on eBay

Offer includes house, job, and friends of once-heartbroken man

Jun 23, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australia resident may rake in over $2 million after he put his life—including his house, job, and friends—for sale on eBay, the Western Australian reports. The deal, which the man says hatched when his wife left him, comes complete with a jet ski and motorcycle. The reserve... More »

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Australia • eBay • Perth

ANALYSIS

Amazon Kept Laughing After Dot-Com Bust

E-tailer stays nimble as Yahoo, eBay trip into the future

Jun 20, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon emerged from the dot-com bust as a mighty triumvirate, but only Amazon has kept its mojo in the decade's latter stages, the Economist reports. Yahoo, the oldest of the lot at 14, shooed away Microsoft, surrendered part of its business to Google, and failed to stay... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • eBay • Jerry Yang • Jeff Bezos • John Donahoe • Amazon

EBay Will Open Doors
to Outside Programmers

Openness move won't take off until 2009

Jun 17, 08 6:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - EBay has revealed a plan to let third-party software programs work within its Selling Manager, a tool used by 700,000 large merchants. Project Echo is the latest landmark in an openness movement that helped Facebook hit its stride, Reuters reports, as independent developers will soon have their software promoted... More »

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eBay • Facebook • software developers • third parties

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

Web Looks Different When You're Not Chained to Desk

Most popular sites visited by mobile users don't track with hits from home, office PCs

Jun 1, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mobile web surfers are turning conventional wisdom on its head by traveling to a different constellation of sites than those visited from workday PCs, BusinessWeek reports. The “Weekend Web” relies not on Google, Yahoo, and MySpace, but rather on Craigslist, eBay, the Weather Channel and MapQuest—and don't think... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • eBay • web surfing • Craigslist • mobile devices • PDAs

Germany Seizes 'eBay Baby'

Couple listed son 'as a joke,' but unamused cops suspect child trafficking

May 24, 08 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Germany has taken a seven-month-old baby from his parents after they tried to sell him on eBay, the BBC reports. The yet-unnamed child was advertised as “nearly-new” and had a starting price of one euro. “It was only a joke,” the child’s mother said. “I... More »

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parenting • Germany • eBay • child abuse • social services • baby

 Craigslist Countersues eBay 

Fires back with unfair competition

May 14, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The battle between Craigslist and eBay heated up yesterday after Craigslist filed a countersuit charging the auction giant—which holds a 28.4% stake in Craigslist—with offenses ranging from unfair competition to trademark infringement, the New York Times reports. The action is in response to eBay’s lawsuit filed... More »

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Internet • eBay • competition • Craigslist • civil lawsuits

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