Source: Morningstar Online auction company eBay Inc. said Wednesday that it entered into a separation agreement with Lynn M. Reedy, its senior vice president, product, development and architecture, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reedy will resign as an executive officer on Oct. 31 but remain employed at the San Jose-based…

Source: CNN Shares of eBay tumbled about 6% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the online auction site reported third-quarter results in line with forecasts but issued guidance for the current quarter that disappointed Wall Street. eBay reported third quarter net profit jumped 40 percent and that earnings per share excluding certain items came in at…

Source: The Mercury News Jeff Skoll — the shy multi-billionaire co-founder of eBay — left Silicon Valley last year, and set out to test his theory “that people are basically good”‘ on the movie industry. At first, people here quite naturally assumed he must be demented. But employing many of the same business principles he…

Source: MSNBC North Dakota’s Public Service Commission is exploring whether people must obtain auctioneer licenses before they can legally use eBay to sell merchandise for others. To get a North Dakota auctioneer’s license, applicants must pay a $35 fee, obtain a $5,000 surety bond and undergo training at one of eight approved auction schools, where…