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Source: CNN
Please note – this is a joke commentary from CNN.
In what many in the international community are calling a bold shift in strategy, Iraq’s National Assembly said today that it would give up its wrangling over a new constitution and would instead attempt to buy one on eBay.
The announcement of the National Assembly’s decision [...]

Source: Sun-Sentinel.com, Florida
in a new study conducted for eBay by ACNielsen International Research, more than 724,000 Americans report that selling on eBay is their primary or secondary source of income. In addition to these professional eBay sellers, another 1.5 million individuals say they supplement their income this way, according to the July 2005 survey. In [...]

I have been receiving between two and five bogus emails from “PayPal” daily. They are not from the real PayPal but are phishing scams trying to get me to divulge information or passwords for my PayPal accounts. I have ONE email address I use for PayPal. I have been receiving these emails at other email [...]

Source: The Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
A 31-year-old employee at the Springfield, Illinois public library has been accused of stealing hundreds of donated books, videos and compacts discs and then putting them up for sale on eBayThe Summons by John Grisham and The Court and the Constitution by Archibald Cox, were valued at more the $300.
Burger, [...]

Source: The Orlando Sentinel, Orland, FL
With the new school year under way, children and young adults are once again in study mode. But education is not just for children and young adults. Men and women of all ages can learn new skills through Lake County, Florida Schools’ Community Education program.
Last year, Esther Catino, the [...]

Source: CNN
Online commerce remains a relatively small market in China, but some of the world’s leading Internet companies are betting that is about to change. The biggest Internet investment in China from a foreign company to date came from Yahoo Inc., which is paying $1 billion in cash for a 40 percent stake in China’s [...]

Source: CNN
It’s no secret that men and women tend to spend their time on the Internet quite differently.
But British researchers suggest it’s not just a Web site’s subject or function that determines whether it will draw more men or women. The appearance of the site also might play a subtle role. In a recent study [...]

Source: Yahoo! Finance
Orbit Drop, Inc. has been recently approved to grant its retail eBay drop-off store franchise in California, Minnesota and Virginia. The registration in Minnesota and Virginia became effective on August 5th, 2005 and California became effective on August 9th, 2005. OrbitDrop is now waiting on Illinois, Maryland and New York and expects approval [...]

Source: The Denver Business Journal
The Colorado Software Internet Association has landed eBay CEO Meg Whitman as keynote speaker for its Oct. 20 gathering in Denver.
Whitman is regarded as a success story in the dot-com world, which saw an implosion of the industry a few years ago while her online auction company continued to thrive.
“We are [...]

Source: The Phoenix Business Journal
Online retailing giant eBay and the U.S. Postal Service are bringing their Small Business Tour to Phoenix Aug. 17-19.
The tour will bring experts from both organizations to teach area residents how to buy, sell, ship and grow their business online. The three-day event provides hands-on training, resources and small business specialists [...]