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Archive for the 'eBay News' Category

News: Confidence Classes Auctioned on eBay

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Source: PRWeb
A Florida doctor is auctioning off “a one-hour mental coaching session aimed at teaching confidence or any of 7 other critical mental skills important in success.”
A performance specialist in business, sports, academics, and healthcare is offering on eBay a one- hour mental coaching session by phone or in person aimed at teaching one […]

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News: eBay Heads to Court

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

Source: Xbiz
eBay is headed to court - the U.S. Supreme Court, that is.
The online shopping giant’s case stems from an initial 2003 ruling from MercExchange, who accused eBay of infringing on its technology. MercExchange builds patented systems for use in online auctions.
“Whichever way the Supreme Court rules on this precedent, eBay will owe MercExchange […]

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News: A Piece of Hollywood for Christmas

Saturday, November 26th, 2005

Source: The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego, CA
Here’s the perfect gift for someone who has everything: The original 1923 “Hollywood” sign.
Poker-DVD producer Dan Bliss started selling started selling jewelry welded from the sign. Now he’s unloading the entire international icon on eBay. When I checked the auction site on Saturday about 5 p.m., there […]

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News: Super Fast Holiday Shipping!

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005

Source: eBay
Here’s an awesome announcement from eBay!
Buyers in the US will soon be able to find domestic Sellers that indicate they will ship within one business day after receiving payment, and who offer overnight shipping service with their listing. So if you find the perfect Christmas gift, you could have it overnight. That’s almost as […]

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News: eBay’s Whitman Among 50 Most Powerful Women

Monday, November 21st, 2005

CNN Money has ranked eBay CEO Meg Whitman as the most powerful woman in business for the second straight year.
“The empress of eBay still rules Silicon Valley,” Fortune said in announcing its annual list of the 50 most powerful women in business.
Carly Fiorina, head of Hewlett-Packard, got moved off the list after being ousted by […]

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News: Event Catalog, File Exchange and Updates to Reviews & Guides

Monday, November 21st, 2005

Here are some recent announcements from eBay.
eBay’s Event Catalog is “an optional feature that will help you list your tickets more easily by pre-filling Item Specifics information for you.” Sellers can enter the event name, venue and/or date and eBay will provide the rest of the details. Event Catalog can also automatically generate a map […]

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News: Shatner to Auction Kidney Stone on eBay

Monday, November 21st, 2005

William Shatner, star of the TV show Boston Legal but best known for being Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek, is going to try and auction off the kidney stone he recently passed on eBay.
“The tough part will be convincing eBay to let him sell it because they have a strict rule against selling […]

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News: Get an Oil Change on eBay?

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Source: The Wall Street Journal
Rumor has it that eBay is going to start offering much more in the way of auto services on eBay Motors.
eBay is considering an area in eBay Motors devoted to helping folks find auto repair shops, oil change service stations and other auto-related services in your geographic area. Right now, […]

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News: EBay Says You Should Wise Up

Friday, November 11th, 2005

Source: WebProNews
As many anticipate an especially busy online holiday season, the number of people using the Internet as their primary research and pricing resource is expected to increase. eBay’s Marketplace Research subscription service will allow eBay community members access to data and charts and graphs showing real time historical information on product listings.
eBay boasts 168 […]

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News: eBay Helps Santa With Toy Finder

Friday, November 4th, 2005

Source: TMCNet
eBay today unveiled this holiday’s Top 10 must-have new toys, as well as eBay Toy Finder, a free new feature that helps shoppers find the right toy for kids of any age.
eBay Toy Finder offers recommendations of more than 300 “hot” and award-winning toys, along with full-page descriptions and photos that link directly to […]

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