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List Guy Craig Branches Out

While eponymous site battles eBay, Newmark turns to public service, Obama campaign

May 12, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone knows Craigslist, but Craig himself is getting a little restless. Craig Newmark is spending more time and money on outside projects, the New York Times reports, even with his company in a high-profile tiff with eBay. Newmark, 55, says he spends half his time on customer-service issues, the other... More »

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Barack Obama • Craig Newmark • eBay • journalism • Craigslist • classified ads

Craigslist
Feared eBay
Takeover

It diluted auction giant's shares, triggering last week's lawsuit

May 1, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Why did eBay sue Craigslist last week? Craiglist's fear of a hostile takeover played a role, the New York Times reports. The relationship between the classified ads site and minority shareholder eBay began to sour after eBay launched rival site Kijiji. Craigslist’s directors smelled a takeover in the offing... More »

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eBay • Craigslist • Kijiji • lawsuit • classified ads

 50 Ways to Hock Your Lover 

ExBoyfriendJewelry.com offers more than just a penny for your thoughts

Apr 26, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Diamonds really are a girl's best friend, especially when auctioned off to sympathetic sisters on ExBoyfriendJewelry.com. EBay offers goods without much backstory, but the founders of the gem-hocking site put a personal twist on swapping, selling, and auctioning artifacts of toxic relationships, the New York Times reports. More »

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divorce • eBay • love • breakup • website • jewelry

 Okla. Man Buys
 Santa Monica Ferris Wheel 

Pier attraction brings in $132,400

Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid... More »

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California • eBay • amusement parks • Santa Monica • Oklahoma City • Grant Humphreys

EBay Sues Craigslist as 'Family' Kerfuffle Gets Nasty

Online culture clash heads for court

Apr 23, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The uneasy relationship between Craigslist and eBay, its competitor-turned-minority shareholder, has taken a turn for the worse. EBay has filed a lawsuit against Craigslist, accusing the classified ad site of "unfairly" diluting the auction giant's stake in it by 10%, the New York Times reports. Craigslist has fired back,... More »

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Craig Newmark • eBay • Craigslist • Kijiji • classified ads

Skype Launches $9.95 Plan
for Unlimited Foreign Calls

Flat rate covers calls
to 34 countries

Apr 22, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Internet calling system Skype is introducing a plan for unlimited overseas phone calls for $9.95 a month, CNET reports. The plan includes 34 European and Far Eastern countries, along with Australia and New Zealand—but the deal is limited to landlines except for calls to cell phones in Canada,... More »

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Internet • eBay • Skype • VOIP • IP telephony

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

EBay's Turnaround Bid: Users Not Buying It Now

Stagnant auction site's overhaul gets lukewarm reaction

Apr 16, 08 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - When eBay releases its first quarter earnings today, investors and curious onlookers will get a good look at the auctioneer’s turnaround efforts. But conventional grumbling has it that the changes haven’t done much. EBay overhauled its fee structure and tried to encourage sellers to improve customer service, but... More »

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eBay • earnings reports • John Donahoe • e-commerce

Internet Bigwigs Fight NY
Law on Tracking Web Users

Companies say they have a right to collect information for advertisers

Apr 10, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google, Yahoo and a bevy of Internet biggies have joined to fight a proposed New York state law that would limit their ability to collect information about people's web habits for advertisers, reports the Wall Street Journal. The coalition says the law would endanger the future of online advertising and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Time Warner • Comcast • AOL • eBay • Internet advertising

 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

OPINION

Tech Giants Behave Like Nations

eBay boycott shows how 'social contract'
can be mishandled

Feb 29, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - A comparison of two of this week’s big tech news stories, the end of an eBay boycott and Google’s announcement of the construction of a new trans-Pacific fiber optic cable, show how the tech giants have moved beyond old corporate paradigms, writes Michael Malone for ABC News. With... More »

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Google • Internet • eBay • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance • undersea Internet cables • fiber optic cables • business models

EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

Will buy three patents as part of agreement with MercExchange

Feb 29, 08 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - After years of legal battling that escalated to the Supreme Court, eBay has settled a patent-infringement lawsuit by e-commerce technology company MercExchange. The companies aren’t revealing the financial terms, but eBay will buy the three patents that led to the suit. The auction giant said the agreement won’t... More »

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eBay • lawsuit • US Supreme Court • patent • patent infringement • MercExchange • e-commerce • patent injunctions

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

Now on eBay:
6 Million Songs for Just $50M

World's greatest music collection is looking for a home, again

Feb 19, 08 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Record collector supreme Paul Mawhinney has put his collection of over 6 million songs on eBay, but with its value estimated at $50 million and a $3 million starting bid, bidders could be rarer than some of the jewels in the collection, the Idolator writes. "It's the history of... More »

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music • eBay • auction • museums • Library of Congress • records

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

Do New eBay Rules Sell
Out Sellers?

Changes are meant to reward big auctioneers, but may hurt others

Jan 30, 08 4:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Newly announced changes to eBay sellers’ fees do not always benefit auctioneers—and the backlash among them has already begun. “This is clearly not a straight fee decrease,” says the editor of AuctionBytes. Indeed, in some cases, sellers wind up paying as much s 33% more. More »

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eBay • auction • fees • AuctionBytes • Amazon.com

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

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