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eBay's StumbleUpon Acquisition Part of 'Finding' Strategy
As part of its effort to improve the buying experience, eBay is keying in on what it calls "findin ...
Wednesday May 30, 2007
eBay Live 2008 to Be Hosted in Chicago
It looks like Midwesterners will get their crack at hosting eBay Live in 2008. We've confirmed th ...
Tuesday May 22, 2007
eBay Sends DVD Shoppers to Netflix
I noticed something odd yesterday about the ads that appear on eBay search results pages. Do a s ...
Sunday May 20, 2007
What's Happening with eBay - Tiffany Lawsuit
A bench trial (without jury) in the eBay - Tiffany trademark infringement lawsuit had been set for ...
Saturday May 12, 2007
eBay Changing Its Affiliate Program
eBay is rumored to be introducing changes to its Affiliate program on Monday. The program allows t ...
Thursday May 10, 2007
eBay Search Issues
eBay is having issues with search today. "Members may be experiencing errors or slowness while searc ...
Wednesday May 9, 2007
eBay Billing Glitches - Again?
How do you round $1.00 to $0.99? An eBay seller said eBay shorted her a penny on a Final Value Fee ...
Saturday May 5, 2007
eBay Drop-off Stores: Survey Results Are In!
AuctionBytes conducted a survey of eBay drop-off stores last month, and the results are in . The ...
Friday May 4, 2007
Two Antitrust Lawsuits Against eBay
I'm getting emails asking for the name of the attorney who is representing Michael Malone, who fil ...
Yahoo Shutters Auction Sites in North America
Yahoo informed AuctionBytes that it has decided to close the Yahoo US and Canada Auctions sites. I ...
Thursday May 3, 2007
The Market for Human Skulls on eBay
Michelle Waldorf of eSeller Street sent me to a link to a Fox News TV segment about a man in Chi ...
Wednesday May 2, 2007
Who Should Accept the eBay Community Webby Award?
The eBay Community has won a Webby Award "in recognition of eBay's contributions as a cultural phe ...